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Case Summary | False vaccination exemptions leads to 6 year disqualification
The Background Dr Piesse accepted liability for five serious allegations, namely: Signing 149 false immunisation exemption certificates for...
Employment, Workplace Relations and Safety | 2021 and 2022: A review and preview
COVID 19 PANDEMIC The pandemic again played a pivotal part in shaping trends in 2021. Many cases made their way to courts and tribunals across...
Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccinations – A Reasonable and lawful direction?
What are reasonable and lawful directions? In the absence of express terms in an employment contract or a statutory requirement (e.g. public health...
Major review of cosmetic surgery industry announced
The review will be led by the outgoing Queensland Health Ombudsman Andrew Brown and will consider the current risk-based regulatory framework of...
ACSQHC’s Independent Inquiry into Perth Children’s Hospital
The Inquiry’s terms of reference encompassed issues about the care and treatment provided to Aishwarya Aswath prior to her death in April 2021, the...
Case Summary | Obstetrician/Gynaecologist disqualified from re-registration following ‘catastrophic and unprecedented systemic governance failings’
Facts From 2008 to 2015, Dr Barhar was the Director of Obstetrics at Bacchus Marsh Hospital. Following a higher than State average rate of perinatal...
12 commandments to mitigate Ahpra notifications
While the receipt of a notification is not within your control, what you do in caring for your patients – from an initial consult through to...
High Court puts the brakes on casuals double dipping
Workpac v Rossato This case concerned the employment of Mr Rossato by Workpac Pty Ltd (Workpac), a labour hire agency. Over several years, Mr...
Mandatory Vaccination Requirements extend to Primary Health Care Workers
The Primary Health Care Worker (Restrictions on Access) Directions (Directions) apply to all persons who provide health services to a patient at a...
Industrial Relations Legislation Amendment Bill 2021
“The bill will ensure that no category of Western Australian employee is excluded from state employment protections…” [and] “will significantly...