The review of Victoria's guradianship legislation : state policy development in an age of human rights
By: CHESTERMAN, John
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ArticlePublisher: Richmond : Wiley-Blackwell, mar. 2010Subject(s): Direitos Humanos | Adoção | Legislação | AustráliaAustralian Journal of Public Administration - AJPA 69, 1, p. 61-65Abstract: This article considers the Victorian government's decision to review the state's guardianship legislation and notes the significant place international human rights developments are playing in that review. The article recognises the opportunities these developments present for reworking the guardianship legislation to increase the autonomy and decision-making power of people with disabilities, but also considers the challenge these developments present to ensuring that society continues to protect its most vulnerable citizens
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This article considers the Victorian government's decision to review the state's guardianship legislation and notes the significant place international human rights developments are playing in that review. The article recognises the opportunities these developments present for reworking the guardianship legislation to increase the autonomy and decision-making power of people with disabilities, but also considers the challenge these developments present to ensuring that society continues to protect its most vulnerable citizens
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