Did you know that disabled people cant legally talk to the media about their guardianship or administration hearings and experiences?

They have to go to VCAT to ask permission.

If they are unhappy with what happened to them at VCAT, they have to go and ask VCAT for permission to talk to the media about that.

Doesn't make sense, right?

I am a 26-year-old Person with a disability.

I made a film about my life called 'Life Is A Battlefield' and one aspect of that film was my achievement of taking back control of my own finances.

Shortly after the release of the film to an Australian TV broadcaster, VCAT sent a notice to the TV channel, and my documentary had to be removed from their streaming service until I got permission from VCAT.

you can read an explanation of how this works here 

Link to letter here

you can read the VCAT court order here 

Link to VCAT order

The law about this applies even if:

• You don’t have any orders anymore
• VCAT has found that you have capacity to make your own decisions; and
• You only want to talk about yourself.

I am asking the Attorney General of Victoria to change this law.

It is important that the media does not breach people’s privacy and talk about their

guardianship and administration hearings unfairly.

But the same restrictions should not apply to a person telling their own story, even if that includes going to VCAT about guardianship or administration.

Disabled people should have the same rights to tell their own stories as the rest of the community.

Please sign my petition to change the law!