Reports, discussion papers and publications 2017-2025 | Office of Public Advocate

July 2025 - Notes from a roundtable discussion on urgent mental health care in Queensland

May 2025 - A Supported Decision-Making Demonstration Project (Multicap, in conjunction with the Office of the Public Guardian and the Public Advocate).

March 2025 - A proposal for the future regulation (and reduction in the use) of restrictive practices in Queensland - Discussion paper

December 2024 - Adult Support and Safeguarding Act

November 2024 - Proceedings from a roundtable on litigation guardianship

May 2024 - Expanding Horizons - Examples of supported decision-making in Queensland

July 2023 - Model financial enduring powers of attorney law

August 2022 - Better Pathways: Improving Queensland's delivery of acute mental health care

February 2022 - Elder Abuse Joint Issues Paper (Queensland Law Society and the Public Advocate)

January 2022 - A discussion of section 216 of the Queensland Criminal Code: A call to review the criminalisation of sexual relationships involving people with 'an impairment of the mind'

December 2021 - Towards Harmonisation: Key model provisions of financial enduring powers of attorney legislation

October 2021 - Improving the regulation of restrictive practices in Queensland: a way forward

June 2017 - Legal frameworks for the use of restrictive practices in residential aged care: An analysis of Australian and international jurisdictions