Background – This has been a long time coming The Retirement Villages Amendment Bill 2024 (WA) passed through WA Parliament on on 5 November 2024. A significant reform to the retirement villages legislation in this state, the Bill (now Act) builds on past reforms such...
Dougie Hampson was a 36-year-old Kamilaroi/Dunghutti father of eight who died from perforated stomach ulcers after being misdiagnosed with cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome, despite lacking key symptoms of nausea and vomiting. He was discharged after 19 hours without...
Background The Respondent was an enrolled nurse who worked at a residential aged care facility which catered for approximately 30 elderly residents some of whom suffered from various stages of dementia. The facility utilised a particular type of therapy known as Doll...
It is uncontroversial that employers owe a duty of care to their employees to provide a safe system of work and to take reasonable steps to prevent reasonably foreseeable injuries. This paramount duty extends beyond physical safety to encompass psychological...
Background Dr Sivathasan was a New South Wales based General Practitioner, with a background in cosmetic surgery. Between May 2020 and September 2022, Dr Sivathasan was the subject of five separate notifications relating to procedures performed by him and an...
Introduction Victoria was an early adopter of VAD, passing Australian-first legislation in November 2017 and with their VAD scheme commencing in June 2019. Western Australia followed shortly after, passing legislation in December 2019, resulting in the scheme...
In Medical Board of Australia v Origanti [2024] VCAT 467, the Medical Board of Australia (the Board) took the unusual step of initiating concurrent proceedings against three medical practitioners under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law relating to...
AI technology is rapidly becoming integrated into many areas of healthcare, including to diagnose and treat patients or clients. New AI tools such as medical scribing are becoming more established within practices to assist in preparation of clinical documentation and...
An overview of the key takeaway points for service providers can be found here. Commonwealth Response On Wednesday, 31 July 2024, the Commonwealth released its response to the Royal Commission Final Report. Of the 222 recommendations, 172 recommendations were...
Overview of the PRIS Bill Privacy Framework The PRIS Bill introduces a framework to protect the privacy of personal information managed by public entities, ministers, parliamentary secretaries, and contracted service providers[i]. The framework is grounded in the...