A platform provider will generally be a provider that uses a profile-based platform, such as an app or website, to connect participants with workers. This may include businesses that allow participants to browse worker profiles and book support workers directly...
Background As a child, the plaintiff had been subjected to domestic violence by her father. She had also previously supported one of her sisters in her birth and had found the experience confronting. In particular, she had witnessed her sister undergo a lot of vaginal...
Background The practitioner, a cardiothoracic surgeon, had his operating privileges withdrawn by the hospital following an unparticularised complaint regarding his treatment of four high risk patients. This triggered an investigation by the hospital in June 2025,...
Sexual Misconduct recorded on public register One such amendment is the requirement for proven findings of sexual misconduct to now be permanently recorded against a practitioner’s name on the public register, rather than removed once sanctions lapse. The purpose of...
The patient subsequently commenced proceedings in the District Court of Western Australia against North Metropolitan Health Service alleging that the medication error constituted negligence and had caused her to suffer psychiatric harm. The patient also alleged that...
The case centered on the conduct of a general practitioner, the Respondent, in his dealings with the mother of a six-year-old patient referred to as Patient A. Patient A had a severe medical history, including cerebral palsy, global developmental delay, and...
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...