Australian Guardianship and Administration Council Ltd

AGAC represents State and Territory government agencies that have a role in protecting adults in Australia who have a decisionmaking disability that impairs their capacity to make personal or financial decisions. Examples of AGAC's work are as follows; successfully sought amendments to most State/Territory guardianship legislation to mutually recognise each other's guardianship and administration orders, successfully sought amendments to several States /Territories guardianship legislation to mutually recognise each other's financial Enduring Powers of Attorney; collaborated in and recommended amendments to the Aged Care Act 1997 (Commonwealth) to assist families in avoiding unnecessary legal processes for the appointment of guardians or administrators, established protocols to guide decisionmaking about sterilisation of adults with disability; developed administrative arrangements between Boards and Tribunals to deal with guardianship and administration orders made in another jurisdiction; adopted National Standards for Guardians and Financial administrators/Managers; made submissions to Royal Commissions, national inquiries and Government consultative processes; organised national Guardianship and Administration conferences.