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Mandatory COVID-19 vaccination for aged care workers
On 9 August 2021, in response to this announcement, the WA Government published the Residential Aged Care Facility Worker Access Directions (the...
What now? Casual employment following the High Court decision in Workpac Pty Ltd v Rossato and Ors
In an attempt to address the Skene and Rossato decisions, amendments were made to the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FW Act), effective 27 March 2021, to...
Avoiding an AHPRA complaint: how to mitigate the risk
The expression applies as much to events happening in our lives, as it does to health practitioners who seek to avoid the dreaded notice from AHPRA...
Case summary | Doctor suspended for romantic relationship with patient 20 years his junior
The background The complaint alleged that throughout March 2017 to August 2017, the practitioner failed to maintain proper professional boundaries...
Case summary | Dentist successful in defamation proceedings for negative Google review
The background Dr Dean, a well-known periodontist in Melbourne, commenced proceedings against Ms Puleio alleging that she defamed her in four...
Record-keeping and reporting requirements for the COVID-19 and influenza vaccines
Whilst no directive from the WA Government has been published, the Federal Government has introduced legislation outlining the record-keeping and...
Case summary | Hospital breached duty of care for failure advise of urgency and failure to refer
Background On 19 September 2010, Ms Makaroff (the Plaintiff) suffered a dislocated shoulder and a bite wound on her from one of her horses. She was...
Case summary | Failure to attend health assessment
The key issue Whether EEB’s conduct could be considered unprofessional conduct or professional misconduct under the National Law, and the most...
Case summary | GP’s registration cancelled after inappropriate prescription of drugs
The key issue The Tribunal was required to determine the appropriate disciplinary sanction to be imposed. The background The Health Care...
Case summary | Pharmacist guilty of professional misconduct
The key issue Whether the agreed position between the parties with respect to the penalty was appropriate. The background Between March 2010...