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Implementation Update 4 - Public Trustee reforms (March 2025)

Four years on from the tabling of this report in the Queensland Parliament, the Public Advocate has released a fourth implementation update, monitoring progress on 32 reform recommendations.

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Restrictive Practices Discussion Paper

The Public Advocate has released a discussion paper - A Proposal for the future regulation (and reduction in the use) of restrictive practices in Queensland

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Adults with cognitive disability in the criminal justice system

The Public Advocate's second discussion paper - Courts - has now been released

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2023-24 Annual Report has been tabled (January 2025)

The 2023-24 Annual Report was tabled in the Queensland Parliament on 6 January 2025.

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Artist Spotlight – Andrew Pemberton (May 2024)

In early 2024 the Public Advocate was proud to purchase one of Andrew’s latest works 'Self-Portrait with Stars'.

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Expanding Horizons: Examples of Supported Decision Making in Queensland (May 2024)

The Public Advocate has now officially launched a new publication - Expanding Horizons: Examples of Supported Decision Making in Queensland.

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‘Safe, Secure and Affordable’? The need for an inquiry into supported accommodation in Queensland (September 2023)

The Public Advocate has released a report for Government calling for a Parliamentary Inquiry into the provision and regulation of safe and affordable supported accommodation for vulnerable Queenslanders.

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