This reporting requirement will also be embedded into hospital accreditation standards by 2030, in partnership with the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care. The mandatory reporting measure is part of a wider regulatory package designed to...
The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) and National Boards have published new ‘guidance’ relating to the prescription of medicinal cannabis products on Ahpra’s website.[1] There is also a resource hub available on Ahpra’s website that contains...
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, restore the injured party to the position they would have been in had the tort not occurred. The Court highlighted that...
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 of internal transactions he claimed were designed to stabilise the company’s financial position and protect its...
Key Legal Duties Though not an exhaustive list, key legal duties under the Corporations Act include the following: Section 180 – Duty to exercise reasonable care and diligence. This includes staying informed, monitoring financial health, and questioning assumptions....
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 (Cth). It is a significant shift – especially for sectors like healthcare, where personal information is routinely...
On 30 May 2025, Ahpra and the Dental and Medical Boards of Australia issued a joint statement expressing serious concern about reports of patients experiencing financial harm after accessing substantial superannuation funds for treatment. Practitioners were warned...
Nemes v South Eastern Sydney Local Health District [2025] NSWSC 418 concerned the 2016 birth of a baby boy, Benny, at the Royal Hospital for Women. Benny later developed infantile seizures and global developmental delay. His parents brought proceedings against the...
Two documents have now been published in advance of the 2 September 2025 commencement date: Guidelines for registered health practitioners who perform non-surgical cosmetic procedures and Guidelines for practitioners who advertise higher risk non-surgical cosmetic...
This case involved a senior doctor who reported to Perth Children’s Hospital in early 2024 that he may have unintentionally caused injury to his infant son while attempting to relieve constipation. The child was found to have bruising and fractures. The doctor was...