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Panetta McGrath recognised in Best Lawyers in Australia 2027
Panetta McGrath Lawyers is proud to announce its inclusion in the 2027 edition of Best Lawyers in Australia, with two of our...
Jenny Edinger Recognised in 2026 Doyle’s Guide for Employment Law – Western Australia
Panetta McGrath Lawyers is delighted to announce that Special Counsel Jenny Edinger has been named a Leading Employment Lawyer...
Panetta McGrath Promotes Alex Crowhurst to Associate
We are delighted to announce the promotion of Alex Crowhurst to Associate in our Health Law Team. Alex advises practitioners...
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Mandatory NDIS registration for Supported Independent Living and platform providers
From 1 July 2026, mandatory NDIS registration requirements will begin to apply to Supported Independent Living (SIL) providers and platform providers. The NDIS Commission has confirmed that transitional arrangements will apply. Not every unregistered provider must be fully registered by 1 July 2026, but all providers will need to take steps during the transition period to remain in the market.
Failure to follow birth plan gives rise to findings of battery and negligence
In 2020, the plaintiff was pregnant with her first child and was attending the defendant hospital for her antenatal care. She was also enrolled in a midwife ‘Mamta’ program at the hospital, which aims to provide continuity of care during and immediately after pregnancy and birth. Participants of the program are assigned a primary Mamta midwife as well as a secondary Mamta midwife, which are separate to, but provide care alongside, the team of ‘hospital’ midwives.
Hospital and Medical Council criticised for failing to provide procedural fairness to surgeon
In Saxena v Medical Council of New South Wales [2026] NSWCATOD 33, the emergency power under s. 150 of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law was examined and the Tribunal found that the Medical Council had misapplied the power given that there was no emergency or urgency warranting the imposition of conditions on the practitioner’s practice.