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New Governance Requirements commencing 1 December 2022
Composition of approved provider’s governing body An approved provider must ensure that a majority of members of the governing body are independent...
Former Clinical and Quality Support Director of Bacchus Marsh Hospital disqualified for two years
Background The clinical care and governance failings at Bacchus Marsh Hospital (the Hospital), contributing to several perinatal stillbirths and...
GP who provided former Essendon sports scientist Stephen Dank with steroids and hormones permitted to apply for re-registration
The Background In late 2014, Dr Alicia Meneghetti was practising as a general practitioner and met Stephen Dank, former sports scientist for the...
Doctor successfully appeals 20-month suspension and unreasonable condition on practice
The background In September 2021, the SAT ordered that the Appellant: be reprimanded; serve 20 months suspension of his registration (Suspension);...
Gillick Competence and Gender Dysphoria Treatment
The Respondent to the application was the child’s father who, not only did not consent to the administration of the treatment but did not agree that...
Independent review of cosmetic surgery makes 16 recommendations
On 1 September 2022 the report of the independent review was released, making 16 recommendations for action that Ahpra and the Medical Board can...
New Obligations related to Key Personnel
As set out in the our recent summary of the Aged Care and other Legislation Amendment (Royal Commission Response) Act 2022, from 1 December 2022...
Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment (Royal Commission Response) Act 2022
Residential Aged Care Funding (Schedule 1) Commencement 1st October 2022 Each care recipient will be assigned AN-ACC classification level to...
Retirement village law reforms: Getting there (one paper at a time)
How long has this been going on? The current reform process commenced with the release of the first of four Consultation Regulatory Impact...
False medical reports lead to criminal conviction and suspension
The criminal finding was a conviction relating to offences of dishonestly obtaining financial advantage by deception and making false document to...