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If a person has a disability and is incapable of understanding the nature and affect of medical treatment, a ‘Person Responsible’ can give consent on that person’s behalf.

Before a medical or dental practitioner provides treatment to a patient the practitioner must obtain consent for the treatment.

An administrator is a person or agency who has been appointed with legal authority to manage the estate or make financial decisions on behalf of an adult who lacks capacity to make such decisions because of a disability.

A guardian is a person who has been appointed with legal authority to make personal (non-financial) decisions on behalf of an adult who lacks capacity to make such decisions because of a disability. This is a decision making role, not a carer’s role.

The article outlines some of the feelings that siblings of children with special needs may have and how they may react.

What is Bullying? Find out what bullying is, and get the facts on what different types of bullying look like.

The NDIS supports people with a permanent and significant disability that affects their ability to take part in everyday activities.

The NDIS supports people with a permanent and significant disability that affects their ability to take part in everyday activities.

The NDIS supports people with a permanent and significant disability that affects their ability to take part in everyday activities

The NDIS supports people with a permanent and significant disability that affects their ability to take part in everyday activities.What is The National Disability Insurance Scheme? -Italian