On World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, the Public Advocate highlighted that older people are at greater risk of abuse, neglect and exploitation due to COVID-19 emergency response measures.
Queenslanders with Disability Network (QDN) has released resources and tools to give people with disability information about COVID-19, including where to get the facts, how to make a plan, what can be done to slow the spread of the virus, and where to go for help.
The Queensland Audit Office (QAO) is conducting an audit on the responsiveness of Queensland’s guardianship system to complaints and investigations. QAO is currently accepting submissions for the audit.
The Disability Royal Commission Legal Service are a free national legal service independent from the Disability Royal Commission. The legal service provides information and advice to people who want to tell their story to the Disability Royal Commission.
The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability is now accepting submissions, and they want to hear from all Australians with disability about their experiences of violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation.
The Public Advocate is an independent statutory role established to undertake systems advocacy to protect and promote the rights, autonomy and participation of people with impaired decision-making capacity. Systems advocacy focuses on influencing and changing systems, including legislative, policy and practice aspects of systems. We do this to achieve long-term change to improve the lives and opportunities of people with impaired decision-making capacity. Read more.
Mary Burgess is the Public Advocate for Queensland.
Our systems advocacy work is focussed on positively influencing and changing systems.