The Advocate – Spring 2019
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Villamanta Disability Rights Legal Service Inc. has prepared a Question and Answer Guide addressing your protections when giving evidence to the Royal Commission. Villamanta Disability Rights Legal Service Inc. wants to assist you to share your experience of violence, abuse, neglect or exploitation with the Disability Royal Commission. The Commission wants to hear your full…
Dear Members, Villamanta Disability Rights Legal Service Inc. has much pleasure in inviting you to its Annual General Meeting. Notice of 2019 Annual General Meeting Annual General Meeting Wednesday 27th November, 2019 at 5.00 p.m. If you are a member and have not received your invitation, please contact us on (03) 5227 3338 or legal@villamanta.org.au
A recent AAT decision has confirmed: That reports by qualified therapists who have interacted with the participant are better evidence of reasonable and necessary supports than a number of hours allocated by the NDIA; and That practice coaching which is “specifically aimed at building the capacity of (the participant’s) support staff so they may provide…
We are pleased to announce the next round of VCAT Guardianship List duty lawyer attendances at Shepparton, Morwell and Ballarat. If you wish to see one of our lawyers, you can simply turn up at VCAT on the day, or you can contact us to make an appointment. Don’t forget we are also at William…
We are pleased to announce that our VCAT duty lawyer service for guardianship and administration matters will be making regional attendances next month. We provide free legal advice and assistance to people who are the subject of a guardianship or administration application. If there is a hearing about you on the day we are there,…
Villamanta Disability Rights Legal Service Inc. are combining with Deakin University’s Deakin Law Clinic to provide a Duty Lawyer service at the Guardianship List of VCAT in Melbourne. The Duty Lawyer service will operate on Wednesdays, starting Wednesday 7th August, until further notice. If you have a Guardianship List hearing coming up, you can contact…
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