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Not a fact finding exercise: Supreme Court dismisses Board appeal on immediate action
The appeal was principally concerned with the statutory interpretation of section 156(1)(a) of the National Law. That section provides, relevantly,...
Case Summary | Queensland GP avoids suspension following sex with patient
Background Patient A was a patient of the practitioner for 7 years (from 2011 to 2018), during which time he provided her general medical services,...
Coroner refers medical practitioners to Ahpra following corporate health screening
Background In 2019, Peta Hickey, a 43-year-old woman with no medical history of cardiac problems, agreed to take part in a voluntary corporate heart...
Case Summary | Court of Appeal upholds patient’s award of over $400,000 following failed tubal ligation
Facts The patient underwent a tubal ligation with the practitioner, who applied Filshie clips to both the patient’s fallopian tubes to occlude them....
Case summary | Junior doctor avoids suspension despite poor clinical and administrative decision-making
The Background Dr Benedicto, as an international medical graduate, had limited registration as a medical practitioner, requiring her to practise...
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Termination of a retirement village residence contract – Co-operation Housing and Tramsak [2022] WASAT 1
As aptly explained in a note found in the Interim Code of Practice for Retirement Villages (No. 2) 2021: ‘Retirement villages are clearly marketed...
Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccinations – An update on recent decisions
The effect of these directions upon the employment relationship was considered in two recent decisions, which we discuss below. 1/ Floors Aucamp v...
Are your contractors, contractors?
Has the test to determine an employment relationship over that of an independent contractor changed? Prior authorities, such as Hollis v Vabu[1] and...
Case summary | GP reprimanded for poor record keeping
The background Dr Constantin Jigau self-notified to the Medical Board of Australia (the Board) in October 2018 after he received a determination...
Case Summary | Failure to follow up referral held to be a breach of duty
The Background Dr Sorough Ziaee was ordered to pay damages to his patient, Mr Michael Rubino after he failed to adequately follow up after a...