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Advocacy

The Public Advocate performs both individual advocacy and systemic advocacy roles in relation to persons with a mental incapacity.

Individual advocacy involves representing the interests of a particular person with a mental incapacity. This may include:

  • speaking for and promoting their rights and interests
  • speaking for and negotiating resolutions to any problems they may have
  • giving support to and promoting the interest of carers.

Systemic advocacy addresses issues causing problems for groups of people with a mental incapacity and their carers. The Public Advocate undertakes systemic advocacy by:

  • reviewing programs designed to meet client needs
  • identifying areas of unmet or inappropriately met needs
  • recommending to relevant Ministers and other decision-makers the development of programs to meet those needs or to improve existing programs.
Advocacy  :  Last Revised: Tue Apr 15th 2025
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