The Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act 1988 (PPPR Act) protects the rights of people who are unable to manage their own affairs due to mental illness, intellectual disability, or brain injury – referred to as the subject person.The PPPR is a piece of legislation that helps people who are no longer able to make decisions about their own personal care, welfare, or property. It covers situations where someone:

• can make their own decisions but needs help with their affairs
• has lost decision-making capacity and needs court orders to manage their affairs 

The Act allows people to make an Enduring Power of Attorney (EPA) in advance, to authorise another person to make decisions for them. Under the Act, the Family Court can also appoint welfare guardians and property managers to make decisions about a person's health, welfare, property, and money. The Court will set a review date to reassess the need for the appointment, usually within three years. If no review is requested, the orders will expire. 

Enduring power of attorney (EPA)

An EPA is a legal document that names an attorney to support decisions about a person's personal or financial matters. The applicant is called the donor, and the attorney is the person who will act on their behalf.