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Directors’ Duties and Personal Liability: A concise guide for current and prospective directors
Key Legal Duties Though not an exhaustive list, key legal duties under the Corporations Act include the following: Section 180 – Duty to exercise...
Australia’s New Privacy Tort: What You Need to Know
The new statutory tort, introduced under the Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024, has been added as Schedule 2 to the Privacy Act 1988...
Early Access to Super for Health Treatment: Legal and Ethical Risks for Practitioners
On 30 May 2025, Ahpra and the Dental and Medical Boards of Australia issued a joint statement expressing serious concern about reports of patients...
No liability in birth injury claim
Nemes v South Eastern Sydney Local Health District [2025] NSWSC 418 concerned the 2016 birth of a baby boy, Benny, at the Royal Hospital for Women....
New Guidelines for Non-Surgical Cosmetic Procedures: What Health Practitioners Need to Know Before 2 September 2025
Two documents have now been published in advance of the 2 September 2025 commencement date: Guidelines for registered health practitioners who...
Court Refuses Appeal Over Doctor’s Suspension – Important Clarification on Immediate Action Powers
This case involved a senior doctor who reported to Perth Children’s Hospital in early 2024 that he may have unintentionally caused injury to his...
Don’t fall at the last hurdle
In Frost v Ambulance Victoria [2025] FWCFB 94, the Full Bench overturned a decision that equated bullying conduct and serious misconduct,...
Flexible Working Requests – Finding the right balance
A recent Fair Work Commission case Aoyama v FLSA Holdings Pty Ltd (C2024/8591) provides guidance on what the Fair Work Commission considers when...
Watch this space – High Court grants special leave to consider future costs of care
The facts of Michael Stewart by his litigation guardian Carol Schwarzman v Metro North Hospital and Health Service are available in our earlier blog...
Ahpra completes first successful prosecution for a failure to provide information as required under Schedule 6 of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law
Background There are multiple provisions of the National Law that give either Ahpra or the National Boards the power to compel individuals to...