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Case Summary| Inadequate reasons for decision leads to retrial in orthopaedic case
The Background At trial, the Plaintiff (Mr Chester) claimed that in 2009 the WA Country Health Service (WACHS) was negligent in failing to treat him...
Case Summary | GP found not to have breached his duty of care after delay in diagnosing patient’s terminal non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Facts On 17 October 2016, the plaintiff consulted the GP for the first time, complaining of severe leg pain. She reported her pain to be “8 out of...
National Wage Increases from 1 July 2022
Key points of the Expert Panel’s decision are: The National Minimum Wage increased to $21.38 per hour ($812.60 per week for full-time adult...
Case Summary | Former Chelmsford GP wins appeal overturning Federal Court defamation decision on untested deceased experts’ reports
Facts In 2017, Dr Gill and Mr Herron had commenced proceedings against HarperCollins Publishers Australia Pty Ltd (HarperCollins) and author, Mr...
Case Summary | Nurse disqualified from practice for 10 years for sexually inappropriate conduct in respect of two psychiatric inpatients
Background In July 2021, the Tribunal published its reasons in respect of Mr Laycock’s conduct, an enrolled nurse, in respect of Patients A and B...
Case Summary | Unregistered Nurse convicted of practising before being registered
Facts In September 2019, Ms Pichinte Solis worked 10 shifts at a residential aged care facility as a registered nurse, despite unsuccessfully...
Case Summary | Appeal Court upholds disqualification of Optometrist for 5 years after intentional altering of prescriptions
Background An investigation by Specsavers led to the discovery that between 4 February 2015 and 19 January 2016, the last day on which the applicant...
Closure of supported employment sites in WA: What is happening, and what does it mean for the NDIS sector and its participants?
These sites were specially set up (with origins dating back to the 1950s) to give disabled people the chance to participate in employment and...
Revised shared Code of Conduct
The revised code will come into effect on 29 June 2022 and applies to the following National Boards: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health...
Case Summary | Clinic’s negligence causes scarring on forearms in tattoo removal case
The background Since it was never suggested that the Patient had consented to the risk of being burnt, the resolution of the case turned on what...