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Guardianship around the world (2012)


This booklet contains details of 19 different guardianship systems across four continents, focussing on how each system operates, as provided by guardianship experts in each country.

Compiled by Office of the Public Advocate, Victoria, Australia, with the assistance of the International Guardianship Network and the contributions of network members, it was produced for delegates to the 2nd World Congress on Adult Guardianship, Guardianship and the United Nations Disabilities Convention: Australian and International Perspectives, in Melbourne, Australia, 15 and 16 October 2012.

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