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Facilities at our Melbourne venue

Learn about the accessible facilities at our 308 La Trobe Street Melbourne venue and other services we have.

Review of an advance care directive

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

Challenge a decision about a medical research procedure

Apply to have VCAT decide on whether a medical research procedure is appropriate for someone.

Challenge a medical treatment decision

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

Our fees are changing

From 27 June 2026, the fees for making an application to VCAT and for some hearings are changing.

Apply for a rehearing - Restrictive practices in residential aged care

Apply for a rehearing of an application to which VCAT made an order.

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.

New divisional structure

Reshaping how VCAT operates and serves Victorians.

Review an aged care restrictive practices nomination or revocation made by a care recipient

We can determine whether a care recipient had decision-making capacity when they decided to nominate or revoke the nomination of a restrictive practices nominee.

Appointment as a restrictive practices substitute decision-maker

Apply to be appointed as a restrictive practices substitute-decision maker for someone in an aged care facility.