Also known as
- Office of The Public Advocate
Business Summary
Our purpose is to promote and protect the rights and interests of people with disability and work to eliminate abuse, neglect and exploitation.
About Us
Since its establishment in 1986, the Victorian Office of the Public Advocate (OPA) has promoted the rights, interests and dignity of people with disability (specifically decision-making disability such as intellectual impairment, mental illness, brain injury or dementia) living in Victoria.
The public advocate, OPA staff and more than 600 volunteers provide a number of services, including advocacy, guardianship, investigation, research and policy publications, education and training services and volunteer programs – Community Visitor Program, Independent Third Persons Program and Corrections Independent Support Officers program.