David McMullen

The case is a good illustration of the application of the key legislative provisions outlined in the Panetta McGrath factsheet available here  It serves as an important warning not only for pathology providers, but also landlords (a common example being owners of...

Following on from David McMullen's article Health Practices in WA: At Risk of unexpected payroll tax? This recent article published in the ADAWA Western Articulator will be of interest to all health practices who have practitioners working under an independent...

In October 2022, Medibank reported that ‘unusual activity’ on its network had resulted in its customer data being accessed and stolen by a third party. The Medibank cyber-attack started with the theft of login details from an employee who had privileged access to the...

New lease or a renewal? If your lease contains an option to renew, you are entitled to be granted a lease for a further term (however long that may be), but it is important that you validly exercise the option: Most leases will specify an earliest and latest date for...

Health insurance funds in Australia pay in the vicinity of $2 billion towards dental services annually.[1] An intrinsic part of the way dental services are funded in this country, insurance monies do come with strings attached: Put simply, health funds hold the money,...

These sites were specially set up (with origins dating back to the 1950s) to give disabled people the chance to participate in employment and further their workplace skills, while socialising in the process. Supported employees at the sites perform work such as basic...