Resources for adults with impaired decision-making ability
Easy Read
These guides explain who the public guardian is, what they do and how they can help with decision-making and support.
- How the public guardian can help you - Easy Read
- Guardians and administrators - How can they help you? - Easy Read
- The different ways we can help you - Easy Read
- Public Guardian and Queensland Public Trustee - What is the difference? - Easy Read
Guardianship and administration system
Learn when guardians and administrators are appointed, who can be chosen, what decisions they can make and how they work together.
- Understanding Queensland’s guardianship and administration system - video
- Understanding Queensland's guardianship and administration system - brochure
- The role of a guardian - factsheet
- Protecting the rights and interests of vulnerable adults - video
- How the public guardian can help you - booklet
- Public Guardian vs Public Trustee: What is the difference?* - video
* This resource was developed by Deaf Connect as part of the Auslan Information Resource Hub, funded by the Federal Government Department of Social Services. For more Auslan resources, on a range of topics visit: Auslan Resource Library - Deaf Connect
Making decisions with support
Supported decision-making is a way for people to make decisions with support instead of having someone else make decisions for them.
- An 8-step approach to supported decision-making – factsheet and checklist
- Supported decision-making for living arrangements – checklist
- Real world scenario - supporting Evelyn to make living arrangements decisions – case study
- ADA Law supported decision-making guide - booklet
- NDIS supported decision-making: Luke’s story - video
- NDIS supported decision-making policy - policy
- The public advocate expanding horizons: Examples of supported decision-making in Queensland - booklet
Capacity
Guardianship and decision-making for adults
- Helping to protect adults with impaired decision-making ability - video
- Protecting children, young people and adults experiencing vulnerability - brochure
- How community visitors advocate for adults - factsheet
- The difference between OPG and the Queensland Public Trustee - brochure
- Application for the public guardian to act as attorney - form
How we make decisions
- How we make accommodation decisions - factsheet
- How we make health care decisions - factsheet
- How we make service provision decisions - factsheet
- How we make contact decisions - factsheet
- General principles - factsheet
- Health care principles - factsheet
- OPG and the NDIS - factsheet
Decision-making frameworks
- Structured decision-making framework overview - factsheet
- Structured decision-making framework - framework
- Human Rights Act 2019 decision-making framework - performance of the Public Guardian's functions and powers
- Healthcare decision making framework for adults - framework
- Restrictive practices decision-making framework - framework
- Withholding and withdrawal of life sustaining measures framework - framework
Report a concern about an adult — investigating abuse
If you believe an adult is being harmed or their rights are not being respected, report your concern about an adult with impaired decision-making ability by completing our Investigation request form.
Investigations
- Investigations process - video
- Investigating abuse against adults with impaired decision-making capacity - brochure
- The investigations process - factsheet
- Investigations in residential aged care - factsheet
- Working with financial institutions to prevent financial abuse to vulnerable Queenslanders - brochure
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