Responsible for protecting incapacitated individuals * Educates the public about the protection needs associated with incapacity, and supports families and close friends who are representing incapacitated individuals, administering the property of an incapacitated person or a minor, or serving as members of a tutorship council * Ensures that decisions are made in the interests of represented individuals, with a view to protecting their rights and safeguarding their autonomy * Last, the Curateur public also acts in the capacity of curator or tutor