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 (PDF, 520.3 KB) - Easy Read
• Guardians and administrators - How can they help you? (PDF, 2.8 MB) - Easy Read
• The different ways we can help you (PDF, 3.1 MB) - Easy Read
• Public Guardian and Queensland Public Trustee - What is the difference? (PDF, 2.1 MB) - 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 (PDF, 1.2 MB) - brochure
• The role of a guardian (PDF, 413.6 KB) - factsheet
• Protecting the rights and interests of vulnerable adults - video
• How the public guardian can help you (PDF, 1.8 MB) - booklet

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.

• 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

• Understanding capacity (PDF, 708.8 KB) - factsheet
• Capacity assessment guidelines

Guardianship and decision-making for adults

• Helping to protect adults with impaired decision-making ability - video
• Protecting children, young people and adults experiencing vulnerability  (PDF, 1.6 MB)- brochure
• How community visitors advocate for adults (PDF, 417.4 KB) - factsheet
• The difference between OPG and the Queensland Public Trustee (PDF, 233.1 KB) - brochure
• Application for the public guardian to act as attorney (PDF, 298.8 KB) - form

How we make decisions

• How we make accommodation decisions (PDF, 755.1 KB) - factsheet
• How we make health care decisions (PDF, 782.1 KB) - factsheet
• How we make service provision decisions (PDF, 786.5 KB) - factsheet
• How we make contact decisions (PDF, 805.2 KB) - factsheet
• General principles (PDF, 407.5 KB) - factsheet
• Health care principles (PDF, 749.0 KB) - factsheet
• OPG and the NDIS (PDF, 390.1 KB) - factsheet

Decision-making frameworks

• Structured decision-making framework overview (PDF, 766.8 KB) - factsheet
• Structured decision-making framework (PDF, 660.1 KB) - framework
• Human Rights Act 2019 decision-making framework (PDF, 1.1 MB) - performance of the Public Guardian's functions and powers
• Healthcare decision making framework for adults  (PDF, 1.7 MB) - framework
• Restrictive practices decision-making framework (PDF, 913.0 KB) - framework
• Withholding and withdrawal of life sustaining measures framework (PDF, 1.6 MB) - 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. (PDF, 560.9 KB)

Investigations

• Investigations process - video
• Investigating abuse against adults with impaired decision-making capacity (PDF, 1.2 MB) - brochure
• The investigations process (PDF, 931.9 KB) - factsheet
• Investigations in residential aged care (PDF, 690.5 KB) - factsheet
• Working with financial institutions to prevent financial abuse to vulnerable Queenslanders (PDF, 1.2 MB) - brochure

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