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Medical Treatment and Advance Care Directives

If you are concerned about an advance care directive or a medical treatment decision made by either the medical treatment decision maker or the person who made the appointment, apply to VCAT.

Seek advice about medical treatment for someone

If you are a someone else’s medical treatment decision maker or health practitioner, you can apply to get advice or direction from VCAT about whether a form of medical treatment is appropriate for that person, including about advance care directives.

Challenge a medical treatment decision

We can make a decision about the authority of a medical treatment decision maker or support person.

Review of an advance care directive

We can review the validity, cancellation, amendment or meaning of an advance care directive.

Review and regulation

The Review and Regulation List has jurisdiction under a number of Acts of Parliament to review administrative decisions, conduct inquiries, accept referrals and make first instance decisions (orders in original jurisdiction).

Disability Service Safeguards Act 2018

The Disability Service Safeguards Act 2018 provides for the voluntary registration of disability workers and students, and the regulation of registered and unregistered disability workers.

Help and support

Find answers to your questions about what happens at VCAT and what you need to do.

Security

VCAT has a number of security measures to ensure the people who enter our buildings feel safe.