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You need to move out of your houseEasy-read notice
This book is for
To:
Your address:
Hard words
This book has some hard words.
The first time we write a hard word:
• the word is in blue
• we write what the hard word means.
You can get help with this book
You can get someone to help you:
• read this book
• know what this book is about
• find more information.
About this book
We sent you a letter about your house.
This book tells you important information about the letter.
There is a problem at your house.
We can not fix the problem.
You must move out of your house.
The problem at your house
On page 5 there is a list of problems.
We will circle yes to the problem at your house.
The other problems are not about you.
The problem at your house is:
yes no You have made the support workers or other people in your house feel unsafe.
yes no You have made the people in your house feel unhappy.
yes no You need more help than your support workers can give you
yes no You are unsafe at your house.
yes no You broke something in your house on purpose.
yes no You have broken the law at your house.
yes no Your house is not ok for people to live in.
When do you need to move out of your house?
You must move out of your house by:
The manager of your house must tell you 28 days before you need to move out.
Who needs to know about your move?
The manager of your house must tell the Department of Health and Human Services Secretary and Office of the Public Advocate in 1 day.
Secretary means manager.
The Office of the Public Advocate protects the rights of people with disability.
If you need help you can contact the Office of the Public Advocate.
Contact information is on page 11.
If you are not happy about the move
You might not be happy about the move.
You might think the reason for your move is not fair.
You can ask the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal or VCAT for help.
VCAT will
• listen to information about legal cases
and
• make decisions about legal cases.
You must talk to VCAT within 28 days of the date on the letter.
Contact information is on page 12.
Who sent the letter?
You can contact the person who sent you the letter.
Name
Job
Name of service
Service address
Service phone number
Signature
Date
Who will get a copy of the letter?
A copy of the letter will be sent to your guardian or administrator.
Your guardian or administrator is the person who can make legal choices for you. For example, a family member or friend.
Name of your guardian or administrator:
Address of your guardian or administrator:
More information
You can contact:
Office of the Public Advocate
You can phone the Office of the Public Advocate on:
1300 309 337.
You can visit the Office of the Public Advocate website
<www.publicadvocate.vic.gov.au>
You can phone using the National Relay Service on:
03 9603 9529.
You can fax on:
03 9603 9501
Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal
You can phone VCAT on:
03 9628 9900
You can visit the VCAT website
<http://www.vcat.vic.gov.au>
You can email VCAT <[email protected]>
You can phone using the National Relay Service on:
TTY 03 9628 9900
You can fax on 03 9628 9988
To receive this publication in an accessible format email Disability and NDIS Branch <[email protected]>
Authorised and published by the Victorian Government, 1 Treasury Place, Melbourne.
© State of Victoria, Department of Health and Human Services October 2018
© Scope (Aust) Ltd. You may use this document for your own personal, non-commercial purposes only. You must not use the document for any other purpose and must not copy, reproduce, digitise, communicate, adapt or modify the document, or any part of it, (or authorise any other person to do so) without the prior consent of Scope (Aust) Ltd.
Scope’s Communication and Inclusion Resource Centre wrote the Easy English in September, 2018. See Scope’s website <https://www.scopeaust.org.au>
To see the original, contact Department of Health and Human Services.
Available at Residential notices on the DHHS Providers website <https://providers.dhhs.vic.gov.au/residential-notices>
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