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Workplace Bullying in Healthcare Practices
What is workplace bullying? Whether your workers fall within the State or Federal System they are able to apply to either the Fair Work Commission...
Your colleague makes an Ahpra complaint about you. Is there anything you can do?
A recent decision in the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (the Tribunal) indicates that ‘bad faith’ complaints with false and misleading...
A victimless crime? Delayed claiming practice resulted in four-month suspension
Many health practitioners assume that their principal responsibility is to provide professional and competent advice and treatment to their patients...
Medibank Data Breach – Legal Lessons
In October 2022, Medibank reported that ‘unusual activity’ on its network had resulted in its customer data being accessed and stolen by a third...
Do you have policies in place? If so, make sure they are up to date to suit your business and they are being followed
Background of decision The respondent, Evolution Support Services (ESS) is a NDIS service provider. ESS terminated the applicant, Mark Hutton, after...
Recent commentary on section 5PB of the Civil Liability Act
Legislative Context - Section 5PB An act or omission of a health professional will not be negligent, if it is established that the act or omission...
Failure to screen organ donor for infection leaves organ recipient with catastrophic brain injury
Unfortunately, the deceased donor was infected with a parasitic roundworm referred to as strongyloides stercoralis, which is endemic in various...
Deadline for notifying employees of the sunsetting of zombie agreements is nearly upon us
Zombie agreements ‘Zombie agreements’ are collective agreements that were made before the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) commenced, and continue to...
New Cosmetic Surgery and Procedure Guidelines to take effect from 1 July 2023
The reforms include higher standards, tougher advertising requirements, and a new endorsement on registration, all of which aim to prioritise...
Can you require employees to work on a public holiday?
Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union v OS MCAP Pty Ltd [2023] FCAFC 51 This case concerned 85 employees from OS MCAP Pty Ltd...