Guardianship Tribunal

The Guardianship Tribunal produces a number of publications that are used to inform people with disabilities, carers and the public about the Tribunal, its work and alternatives to accessing the Tribunal's services. The Tribunal publications are an excellent tool for promoting the concept of substitute decision-making and are part of the overall st... rategy for community education. Publications are distributed through the Tribunal's enquiries service and the website, at community education seminars and requested education sessions, and when requests are made to the Client Information Services Unit. The Tribunal produced four publications: What Does the Guardianship Tribunal Do? brochure; We Welcome Your Feedback brochure; Planning Ahead ... Enduring Guardianship brochure and application form; and Separate Representation information sheet. Over the past year, the Tribunal sent out 59,569 brochures and booklets. In total, the Tribunal distributed over 115,000 brochures, application forms and information sheets, representing a 30 percent increase since 2001/2002. By far the most widely distributed publication is the brochure What Does the Guardianship Tribunal Do? (more than 17,319 copies distributed in 2002/2003). Other publications that were widely distributed in 2002/2003 included the brochure Enduring Guardianship (13,934 copies), the general information sheet Person Responsible (9,094 copies), the brochure 3 Separate Organisations (8,466 copies), the brochure Power of Attorney (NSW) (8,229 copies), and the information sheet Medical and Other Professional Assessment Reports (9,240 copies). The new enduring guardianship legislation meant large numbers of the Enduring Guardianship brochure were sent to solicitors' offices and to the Office of the Public Guardian.Read More