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Mandatory reporting of medical device injuries coming in 2026
This reporting requirement will also be embedded into hospital accreditation standards by 2030, in partnership with the Australian Commission on...
Updated Guidelines for the prescribing of medicinal cannabis
The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) and National Boards have published new ‘guidance’ relating to the prescription of...
High Court says Sharman v Evans has been misunderstood
Key Legal Principles In Stewart the High Court reaffirmed the compensatory principle of tort law: that damages should, so far as money can do so,...
High Court clarifies the scope of an employer’s enterprise when considering redundancy
Procedural Background Section 389(2) of the Fair Work Act 2009 (FW Act) provides that a person is not unfairly dismissed if their dismissal was a...
Support at Home: Preparing for the 1 November Commencement
The department released the final draft of the Aged Care Rules on 31 July 2025. These are still subject to passage and Royal Assent of amending...
Fired for Fundraising? Fair Work Commission Reinstates Employee Who Emailed 850 Colleagues for Charity
The email was sent in support of a colleague with terminal cancer and included a link to buy charity t-shirts, an initiative that Ms Callow...
Good Faith, Bad Outcome: What Sunnya Pty Ltd v He Means for Australian Directors
This is not just relevant for directors of companies regulated by the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth). The Facts In Sunnya a director approved a series...
Directors’ Duties and Personal Liability: A concise guide for current and prospective directors
Key Legal Duties Though not an exhaustive list, key legal duties under the Corporations Act include the following: Section 180 – Duty to exercise...
Australia’s New Privacy Tort: What You Need to Know
The new statutory tort, introduced under the Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024, has been added as Schedule 2 to the Privacy Act 1988...
Early Access to Super for Health Treatment: Legal and Ethical Risks for Practitioners
On 30 May 2025, Ahpra and the Dental and Medical Boards of Australia issued a joint statement expressing serious concern about reports of patients...