Guardianship and Administration Act 2019

The primary object of this 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, recognising the need to support persons with a disability to make, participate in and implement decisions that affect their lives; and

if a guardianship order or administration order is made for such persons—

enabling VCAT to set safeguards and appropriate limitations on the powers of guardians and administrators when making such orders; and

requiring VCAT to review regularly such orders; and

providing guidance for guardians and administrators when making decisions for represented persons, as the case requires.

In this section, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities means the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, done at New York on 13 December 2006, as in force for Australia.