Submission to Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act Statutory Review 25-26

The Australian Autism Alliance (Alliance) made a submission to the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act Review (2025–26) in response to Issues Paper 4: Guardianship and Administration. This submission focuses on the treatment of publication, confidentiality, and identification rights for adults under guardianship or administration orders within the QCAT framework.

We support reforms that: a) Remove default non-publication restrictions for adults under guardianship/administration orders; b) Replace them with targeted, discretionary safeguards that apply only where there is clear evidence of serious risk; c) Align Queensland law with human rights principles (including the Human Rights Act 2019 (Qld), the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and contemporary guardianship best practice); and d) Ensure consistency with national developments such as legislative reform in Tasmania, and compliance with Recommendation 6.12 of the Disability Royal Commission.