Disability Services Royal Commission

In view of responses I’ve received to date, it is safe to assume the Disability Royal Commission will be just as farcical as the FSRC and the ACRC. As always, the abusive and predatory kangaroo tribunals, Public Guardians and Public Trustees will enjoy total protection and immunity. We have already seen the deck deliberately stacked with ‘peak bodies’ which are demonstrably in cahoots with the abusers / exploiters. The federal government interest in state-related matters is in encouraging financially and morally bankrupt state governments to generate as much revenue as possible, and the guardianship racket is just one of the tools being used for that purpose. We know that there are numerous other forms of revenue-raising corruption, for example the non-constitutionally legitimate local authorities also return massive income to state coffers.

Be advised that there is a growing band of advocates / activists across Australia, all of whom are committed to exposing the guardianship racket. I realize that this is not the appropriate time to send submissions regarding actual disability abuse and / or exploitation, however it appears that unless you realize **WHY** we need kangaroo tribunals, Public Guardians and Public Trustees specifically included in the Terms of Reference, it is inevitable that they will not be investigated.

An example of the deliberate and premeditated malpractice endemic to kangaroo tribunals, Public Guardians and Public Trustees is demonstrated by the following post and response to a certain online forum.

The Public Trustee Qld has been found out. They have their own agenda: https://qldalzheimerstax.com ; They are giving the public the hard sell both on the internet and in person, should anyone respond to their marketing. As noted in the comments above, it is extraordinary that it gets so little publicity and that so few people are prepared to do anything about it or even give appropriate advice. Seniors' organizations, advice centres, even the legal profession appear not to understand that advising against this sort of hazard and suggesting some way around it, when possible, is a legitimate part of their service. If the reality was openly acknowledged whenever there was any reference to the public trustee, it would eventually become a political embarrassment.

• The Office of the Public Trustee is conducting what can only be described as officially-sanctioned organized crime. This insidious and predatory organization has been endowed with total immunity and protection and it is consequently accountable to nobody. No media entity, no public sector or private sector watchdog, no church, and no politician is prepared to lift a finger against the PTQ. Typically, 'victim protection' is quoted as justification for non-disclosure of material which could potentially identify a victim, although it is blatantly obvious that restricting collaboration between victims and hiding deliberate fraud and embezzlement are the REAL reasons for non-disclosure directives. Mind you the contribution which the PTQ provides to consolidated revenue is such that no morally and financially bankrupt government could afford to lose the income stream. Legislation joins the PTQ to the non-constitutional QCAT kangaroo tribunal in every guardianship matter. The Office of the Adult Guardian which funded by, and is therefore effectively a branch of the PTQ, is also joined. This creates an unholy cabal which procures shonky medical and allied health reports certifying the victim suffers alzheimers dementia. Dementia is a valuable tool to the crime gang as it implies the victim is a danger to themself and others, and must be institutionalized forthwith. It just so happens that owner-occupied homes are non-profitable business as the PTQ cannot impose (MIS)management fees on owner-occupied homes. Separating owner and home is therefore imperative and there is no depth to which the PTQ will not stoop to achieve this objective. A major component of PTQ income is derived by its in-house legal department. Given the state government's demonstrated obsession with unaccountability, it is not surprising that the Legal Services Commission will not investigate public complaints regarding public sector lawyers. Furthermore, it is alleged that many if not most PTQ 'lawyers' do not possess the practicing certificate needed to practice law, although yet another legislative shenanigan provides that a practicing certificate is not necessary for 'lawyers' working for public sector entities. Compliance of senior citizen organizations and community legaal centres is assured by way of bribes which are believed to be bankrolled by the Gambling Benefit Fund. Not surprisingly, the PTQ gets to use this slush fund to induce what would otherwise be honorable entities to support the predatory antics of the PTQ. Carers Queensland openly admits to accepting dirty money to produce a series of YouTube videos extolling the virtues of the OPG, PTQ and QCAT kangaroo tribunal, and Caxton Street Legal Service is also funded by the PTQ. An even more 'interesting' interesting example of PTQ skullduggery is its retention of spotters (typically social workers) in the hospital system. It is understood that these spotters are paid by cash deposits into offshore bank accounts to refer potential merchandise (PTQ internal term for victims with assets) to the QCAT kangaroo tribunal. Needless to say, the kangaroo tribunal invariably decides that the victims lack capacity to manage their own affairs and that there is family conflict and undue influence (both created by the kangaroo tribunal) which supports the decision made prior to any hearing to deliver the merchandise to the PTQ for asset plundering. The reader is invited to form his or her own opinion regarding the possibility / probability of further inducements by the PTQ for supply of the merchandise, although those who have personally witnessed interactions between PTQ operatives and kangaroo tribunal quasi-judges are in no doubt that there are 'interesting' features which lead to considerable apprehension about the relationships between the parties. Despite almost complete media cover-up and protection of the PTQ and its incestuous cohorts, the odd snippet is mentioned. Several years ago, a Courier Mail reporter revealed a PTQ internal memo requiring all staff dealing with a deceased estate to delay settlement until the maximum possible fees had been imposed, and more recently another report exposed a matter in which the 'client' had been deceased for weeks before the NSWTG became aware of his plight. A comparable event occurred in the Brisbane northside suburb of Banyo in 2018, although there was no media coverage on that occasion. In addition to the extortionate fees and charges mentioned in the previous post, there are also massive legal fees and charges which are never disclosed unless a victim dies or escapes the clutches of the guardianship racket. There are only three known instances in Queensland of a victim regaining capacity to manage their own affairs, Bucknall QSC09-128, Maher QCA11-225 and Marmin G29078 in 2017. In all cases, the full extent of PTQ fraud and embezzlement was only discovered months after the victory. In a current matter, the PTQ is believed to have helped itself to some four million dollars of the victim's fifteen million dollar estate, however numerous requests for provision of complete financial statements have all been totally ignored. Something worth mentioning is that the PTQ legal department is permitted and even encouraged by the kangaroo tribunal to use the victim's money to fight the victims attempts to escape the PTQ / guardianship racket web, however despite legislation providing that a person with impaired capacity has automatic right to legal representation, the PTQ consistently refuses the victim access to their own funds to fight the PTQ / guardianship racket.