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Can a Board consider current disciplinary proceedings in an application for registration?
Background Dr Sivathasan was a New South Wales based General Practitioner, with a background in cosmetic surgery. Between May 2020 and September...
Voluntary assisted dying – The state of play in 2024
Introduction Victoria was an early adopter of VAD, passing Australian-first legislation in November 2017 and with their VAD scheme commencing in...
International medical graduate supervision issues result in suspensions for three medical practitioners
In Medical Board of Australia v Origanti [2024] VCAT 467, the Medical Board of Australia (the Board) took the unusual step of initiating concurrent...
Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare – what are your professional obligations?
AI technology is rapidly becoming integrated into many areas of healthcare, including to diagnose and treat patients or clients. New AI tools such...
Disability Royal Commission – The Government Responds
An overview of the key takeaway points for service providers can be found here. Commonwealth Response On Wednesday, 31 July 2024, the Commonwealth...
The Right to Disconnect: What Does It Mean and Does It Affect You?
Legislative background The Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes No. 2) Act 2024 (Cth) (Amending Act) introduces the new ‘right to...
Independent Contractor Amendments
The full Amending Act can be found here. ‘New’ Test for Characterising Employment Relationship One significant change, due to commence on 26 August...
Fair Work Commission – Peter Ridings v Fedex – ‘Flexible Work Arrangement’ dispute
In this matter, the part-time employee (Applicant) had submitted a formal Flexible Work Arrangement request to his employer, FedEx (Respondent),...
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Transport Workers’ Union of Australia v Cleanaway Operations Pty Ltd [2024] FWCFC 287
On 12 June 2024, a Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission (the Full Bench) made the first intractable bargaining workplace determination. In...
New privacy laws for Western Australia’s public sector on the way
Overview of the PRIS Bill Privacy Framework The PRIS Bill introduces a framework to protect the privacy of personal information managed by public...