Villamanta Disability
RIGHTS Legal service INC
Our Information Sheets answer some questions that are often asked by people who have a disability about particular areas of law. aSome of the information is hard to understand. Some people may need support to be able to understand what these sheets say.
It is important that support is provided in a way that makes the information as accessible as possible. Everyone is entitled to all the information available about his or her rights. Some people who do not have a disability will also want to know the answers to these questions. This might include staff or carers who are providing support to someone with a disability. We have not written separate information sheets for these people. We think the best way for others to learn about the rights of people who have a disability is to think about that issue from the perspective of the person who has a disability. For this reason, we hope that these information sheets will be of use to all people who are involved in issues to do with disability and the law.
The information sheets are meant only to provide basic, general information. This is not the same as getting proper legal advice. If you are in doubt about some of the issues covered in the information sheets, or you want more specific advice, we suggest you speak to a lawyer or to someone else who has the appropriate qualifications to talk to you about the things you want to know.
We apologise for not having all the information sheets available online but we are updating them. We will make them available as soon as we can. Click on the link to read the information that you are interested in.
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Access to information about you |
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Administration |
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Capacity and consent |
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Choosing a lawyer |
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DHHS & Child Protection |
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Duty of Care and Negligence |
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Guardianship |
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National Disability Insurance Scheme |
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Police Questioning, Arrests and Searches |
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Restraint and Seclusion |
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Sexual Rights |
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Special Disability Trusts |
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Voting |
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People with Acquired Brain Injury and the Victorian Justice System: Rights and Resources (6.2MB) |
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People Who Have an Intellectual Disability and the Criminal Justice System (1.7MB) A guide and educational tool for people working in the criminal justice system: Judges, Magistrates, Court Staff, Lawyers, Advocates, Police and Corrections Workers |
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Your Rights Your Choices Booklet (Sept 2015) (7.7MB) An easy to read, plain English book about legal rights for people who have an intellectual disability in Victoria. |
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Victoria Law Reform Commission Guardianship Final Report |
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Australian Human Rights Commission: Disability Rights |
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National Disability Services (formerly ACROD) |
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Infoxchange |
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DiVine (formerly Disability Online, Victoria) |
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Office of Public Advocate (Victoria) |
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Mental Health Legal Centre Inc.(Victoria) |
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Declaration on the Rights of Mentally Retarded Persons |
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Declaration on the Rights of Disabled Persons |
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Principles for the protection of persons with mental illness and the improvement of mental health care |
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Universal Declaration of Human Rights |
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International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights |
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International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution 2200A (XXI) of 16 December 1966 entry into force 3 January 1976, in accordance with article 27 |
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The Victorian Civil & Administrative Tribunal |
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Find a Lawyer Legal Referral Service |
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How to be disability inclusive |
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Special Needs Checklist: How Disability-Friendly is Your City? |
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Annual reports |
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Contact Villamanta to order one of these books
Ian Parsons, Cripples, Coons, Fags and Fems, Villamanta Publishing Service (1999) |
$11.00 |
Duty of Care, Negligence and User Rights, Villamanta Publishing and Training Services (1996) |
$22.00 |
Ian Parsons, Oliver Twist Has Asked for More: the Politics and Practice of Getting Justice for People with Disabilities, Villamanta Publishing Service (1994) |
$22.00 |
People who have an Intellectual Disability and the Criminal Justice System, Villamanta Disability Rights Legal Service Inc (April 2012) (free |
$22.00 |
Annie Nash, 'People.dot.community' Villamanta Publishing and Training Services (2001) |
$22.00 |
Trish Jardine, Ian Parsons, Andrew Pitt and Deidre Griffiths, Your Rights Your Choices: An Easy to Read Book About Legal Rights for People with an Intellectual Disability in Victoria, Geelong Community Legal Service Inc (1989) (free |
$2.20 |
Application Form (for Guardianship, Administration, Enduring Power of Attorney)