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Case summary | Plaintiff denies consent for muscle biopsies
The background The Plaintiff had symptoms of proximal muscle wasting of the lower and upper limbs associated with muscle weakness and she was...
COVID-19 | Western Australia Industrial Relations Commission’s response to COVID-19
Further to our previous updates which mainly focused on the Fair Work Commission’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Western Australia...
Case summary | Nurse sues for damages after emergency department assault
The background The registered nurse (RN) was a government employee working at Cairns Base Hospital (Hospital) on the evening of 19 January 2014 when...
COVID-19 | Western Australia’s four-phase roadmap to return to ‘normal’ post COVID-19
Following the announcement by the Federal Government on 8 May 2020 to ease restrictions in place to manage the COVID-19 pandemic, the Western...
Case summary | Inappropriate prescribing practices results in cancellation of GP’s registration
The Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority imposed the ban because of Mr Dank’s possession, trafficking and prescription of Performance and Image...
Case summary | Blurred lines: Medical Board of Australia v Sutton [2020] VCAT 472
Dr Jonathan Sutton was reprimanded and disqualified for re-registering for 2 years after the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal found him...
Case summary | Nurse disciplined after showing colleagues a video containing child sexual exploitation
It was agreed that the video was sent to the nurse in a WhatsApp group called ‘Christ is Coming Soon’ with the caption “be careful who you leave...
Legislation update | Update on strata reforms in Western Australia
You can see our previous update on strata title reforms and new community titles legislation here. The amended Act seeks to implement: Better...
COVID-19 | Employment law changes to mitigate impacts on business
Western Australian employers have an added level of complexity to deal with because there are two systems of industrial law in Western Australia:...
COVID-19 | Important rainy day tasks during coronavirus downtime
Coronavirus is at the forefront of most peoples’ minds at the moment. It needs no introduction. The workforce is of course critical to the ongoing...