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This report reviews Tasmania's guardianship laws for people with a disability and recommends a major overhaul to the legislation. This report has been published by the Tasmania Law Reform Institute at the University of Tasmania. The report presents findings of a review of the Guardianship and Administration Act 1995 (Tas) commissioned by the Attorney-General of Tasmania. The aim of the review was to investigate whether the legislation promotes and protects the rights of people with impaired-decision making capacity and upholds the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with a Disability. Among its findings, the review found that the guardianship laws are outdated and recommends significant changes to instil the principles and obligations of the Convention.

Item Type:	Contract Report
Keywords:	law reform, guardianship
Research Division:	Law and Legal Studies
Research Group:	Law
Research Field:	Civil Law and Procedure
Objective Division:	Law, Politics and Community Services
Objective Group:	Justice and the Law
Objective Field:	Law Reform
UTAS Author:	Hanslow, K (Mrs Kate Hanslow)
UTAS Author:	Henning, T (Associate Professor Terese Henning)
ID Code:	132826
Year Published:	2018
Deposited By:	Law
Deposited On:	2019-05-21
Last Modified:	2019-06-07
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