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2024 Annual Report tabled - Abuse, neglect and exploitation still a pervasive problem for people with disability
29 October 2024

2024 Annual Report tabled - Abuse, neglect and exploitation still a pervasive problem for people with disability

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OPA Updates - Farewell from Colleen Pearce
18 October 2024

OPA Updates - Farewell from Colleen Pearce

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Community Visitor Marion Blythman Ballarat Senior Volunteer of the Year
07 November 2024

Community Visitor Marion Blythman Ballarat Senior Volunteer of the Year

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Information Sessions

Overview of guardianship and administration - December 2024

  • Date: 03/12/2024
  • Location: Online
  • Time: 10:00AM, AEDT

This 30-minute online session provides a brief overview of guardianship and administration.

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Overview of medical treatment decision-making - December 2024

  • Date: 10/12/2024
  • Location: Online
  • Time: 10:00AM, AEDT

This 30-minute online session provides a brief overview of medical treatment decision-making.

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Latest Submissions & Research

Manipulation and personal autonomy
04 October 2024

Manipulation and personal autonomy

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Foundations for change: OPA’s engagement with Aboriginal people with disability
19 September 2024

Foundations for change: OPA’s engagement with Aboriginal people with disability

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Inquiry into the experience of NDIS participants in rural, regional and remote Australia
29 February 2024

Inquiry into the experience of NDIS participants in rural, regional and remote Australia

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