Blog
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...
Case Summary | GP charged for assisting mother to kidnap children given reprieve from registration suspension in New South Wales
Background The Respondent’s decision was based upon what the Respondent described as a risk to the health and safety of the public. The Applicant...
A snapshot of the IR policies of the major parties in the lead up to the 2022 election
ALP Promises Tackling job insecurity and low wages head on, whilst investing in skills Australia needs to drive future economic growth. Better wages...
Code of Practice for Retirement Villages 2022
New Code The Code of Practice for Retirement Villages 2022 commenced on 1 April 2022. It is found in a schedule to the Fair Trading (Retirement...
Snapshot of Impending Changes to the WA Long Service Leave Act
The amount of long service leave an employee can accrue has not changed and: after ten years of continuous employment with the same employer,...
Senate Committee report released in relation to administration of the National Law and AHPRA
Background The recommendations made are as follows: Proposed reforms to the National Law to regulate the use of the title ‘surgeon’ should undergo...