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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...
Case Summary | Suspended final year medical student unable to complete studies
The Background Mr Hyland, a final year medical student, had his registration suspended by the Medical Council of NSW (Council) in August 2021. The...
Case Summary | Pharmacist suspended for not identifying altered scripts
The Background The Pharmacist’s dispensing came to the notice of the Department of Health in October 2018 when it was identified, through the...
Using contracts to avoid liability in negligence | When it might work, and when it might not.
Australian Consumer Law Under the Australian Consumer Law (“ACL”) suppliers automatically provide consumers with certain statutory guarantees for...
Case Summary | Damages for unplanned birth following failed sterilisation procedure
The background Ms O’Loughlin (the Plaintiff), a mother of six children at the relevant time, was advised by Dr McCallum (the First Defendant) to...
Unauthorised access of medical records leads to cancellation of registration
Over a period of several months in 2019, whilst working in the intensive care unit of a hospital, the nurse accessed the medical records of: her...