The Law Handbook 2024

Chapter 8.6: Understanding powers of attorney 865 • OPA 2018, Side by side: A guide for people wanting support to make decisions • OPA 2017, Your voice: Trust your choice – tips for seniors making enduring powers of attorney . Contacts Office of the Public Advocate (OPA) Level 1, 204 Lygon Street, Carlton Vic 3053 Tel: 1300 309 337 Email: opa_advice@justice.vic.gov.au Web: www.publicadvocate.vic.gov.au Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) Guardianship List (includes powers of attorney) Tel: 1300 018 228 Email: humanrights@vcat.vic.gov.au Web: www.vcat.vic.gov.au VCAT hears matters at venues throughout metropolitan and regional Victoria; see VCAT’s website for addresses. For other relevant organisations, see ‘Contacts’ at the end of Chapter 8.1: Understanding disability and the law.