Office of the Public AdvocateThe year has been a landmark one for OPA with a number of significant developments.
The most fundamental was the welcomed passage of the new Guardianship and Administration Act 2019.
A primary object of the Act is to protect and promote the human rights and dignity of persons with a disability by having regard to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
The right to make, participate in and implement decisions that affect their lives, and to be provided with support to do so, is one of the most important human rights for the people OPA works with, people with disability.
