As part of Anti-Poverty Week, Advocacy Tasmania Inc and Community Legal Centres Tasmania have released a report entitled The Public Trustee and a Fair and Proportionate Fee Structure for Represented Persons.

The report finds that disability support pensioners subject to Guardianship and Administration Orders are charged 7.4% or $1476.45 of their pension in Public Trustee fees and charges. As a result some are required forego essential items such as food, electricity and safe housing.

The report, an accompanying media release and a factsheet are attached.

The report is available at the following web address:

Report calls for Reform of Public Trustee Fee Structure

Download Fact Sheet:

PTFactsheet.docx
Benedict Bartl Policy Officer Community Legal Centres Tasmania, Ken Hardaker at Advocacy Tasmania Inc