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Education for nurse who expressed Covid-19 beliefs contrary to public health messaging
Background Ms Trakosas, a highly trained registered nurse, held the view that the Covid-19 vaccination programme was not evidence based and was...
Medical Board takes strong stance against racism
Background The respondent medical practitioner’s identity was suppressed by the Tribunal, so there are limited details available regarding their...
Managing Psychosocial Hazards (Part 2) – Tips for PCBU’s in Documenting Compliance with their Duty
In a recent article, our Workplace Relations, Employment and Safety Team wrote about whether WorkSafe will soon move from “Education to Enforcement”...
Disability Royal Commission Final Report and Recommendations relating to your workforce
Recommendation 10.8 A national disability support worker registration scheme The Final Report recommends establishing a national disability support...
Do you know what you are agreeing to?
Irrespective of what contract is being offered, unless any of its terms are unlawful, they will likely be binding (and possibly, binding in...
Psychosocial Hazards – Will WorkSafe WA move from education to enforcement?
Last week the Magistrates’ Court of Victoria fined Court Services Victoria $379,157, for what the Court heard was a “toxic workplace culture”. Staff...
Unpacking the Disability Royal Commission
Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability An inquiry into what governments, institutions and the...
Medical Board to contribute to GP’s legal fees after unproven allegations
Facts The proceedings related to the general practitioner’s interactions with Mr and Mrs P. Mr and Mrs P were from the same ethnic community as the...
Tribunal reprimands practitioner for breaches of Voluntary Assisted Dying legislation
Legislative Context VAD legislation has been enacted in all Australian States[1] and has been prefaced on stringent preconditions related to...
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Psychology Board of Australia v Dunne [2023] QCAT 242
Background Mr Dunne was first registered as a psychologist in 1992. In June 2015, a notification was made to the Health Ombudsman following an audit...