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Redetermination of Penalty following Appeal provides similar outcome
On 31 January 2017 the State Administrative Tribunal handed down its initial decision finding that the Doctor’s conduct in relation to a Patient...
Dealing with the Professional Services Review Agency
There have also been record increases in the number of referrals made and in the number of services falling under scrutiny in each review. Whereas,...
Preventable death finding highlights risks posed by violent residents
Betty Quayle was 89 years of aged when she died on 31 May 2013. Mrs Quayle resided at an aged care residential facility in Cairns. Resident A also...
Informed consent and usual practice of doctors
On 21 January 2013, the plaintiff jumped from the balcony of a second storey building, intending to land in the swimming pool below. Unfortunately,...
A Legal Analysis of the Similarities and Differences Between Retirement Villages and Strata Titles in WA
This discussion comes about because (legal definitions aside for the moment) to many ageing persons and/or their family, at its most basic level a...
£37 million Damages awarded in UK Clinical Negligence claim
A 6 year old boy was awarded £37 million (AUD$67.39) after suffering catastrophic brain damage following a delay in administering anti-viral...
Peer Professional Opinion Defence Rejected Again
Mr Frangie (the Deceased) suffered a heart attack at home. He was taken to Liverpool Hospital where, following investigations, it was found he had...
Strata reforms and community titles – update for the health and ageing sectors
In this article, we cover the Community Titles Act 2018 and Strata Titles Amendment Act 2018. In the culmination of a review of WA’s strata titles...
PSR continues to recover significant payments in 2019
The first two months of 2019 has seen the Director of the Professional Services Review (PSR) enter into 9 agreements with practitioners which will...
Tighter regulation on the horizon for unconventional or alternative medicine
The Medical Board of Australia (Board) is considering introducing new guidelines to establish clearer regulation of medical practitioners who...