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Accepting that involuntary treatment is an option under s 20 of …

WEBI am seeing more views that NSW Paramedics should be able to take patients who are mentally ill or disordered under a s.20 are voluntary, but there is a …

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Mental Health Act (NSW) ss 20 and 22 and changing circumstances

WEBThe Mental Health Act 2007 (NSW) s 20 says: (1) An ambulance officer who provides ambulance services in relation to a person may take the person to a declared …

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Revised Code of Conduct for non-registered health practitioners …

WEBThe Public Health Regulation 2022 (NSW) commenced on 1 September 2022. An important part of this regulation is the Codes of conduct for non-registered …

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Treating those without capacity to refuse consent

WEBToday’s question comes from a NSW Paramedic and again raises the touchy issue of s 20 of the Mental Health Act 2007 (NSW). My correspondent writes: I have a …

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Paramedics and compulsory treatment of the mentally ill in Victoria

WEBToday’s question relates to the provisions of the Mental Health Act 2014 (Vic). My correspondent says: Section 351 of the mental health act outlines police and …

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Good Samaritan legislation and scope of practice

WEBA ‘ “good samaritan” is a person who, in good faith and without expectation of payment or other reward, comes to the assistance of a person who is apparently …

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NT Paramedics and the mentally ill – Australian Emergency Law

WEBA paramedic from the Northern Territory writes: I've had a number of Mental Health patients recently and still have some confusion on involuntary detainment, …

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Dr Ruth Townsend appointed to the Paramedicine Council of NSW

WEBIt is with great pleasure that I share the news that my friend, former ANU colleague, former PhD student and regular collaborator Dr Ruth Townsend has been …

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Presumption of mental capacity in the Mental Health Act 2014 (WA)

WEBThe general rule is that a patient is presumed to have the capacity to make medical and other decisions on their own behalf unless and until it is established that …

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“The law and ethics of paramedic management of mental health …

WEB"This panel discussion, chaired by Dr. Ruth Townsend, will explore the, at times, confusing legal and ethical area of paramedic management of mental health …

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Mentally ill, mentally disordered, mentally disturbed or just injured

WEBDoes a brain injury equal a mental disturbance? That is the question implied by a NSW Ambulance paramedic who writes: Where a patient does not have a …

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Treating the incompetent intoxicated patient

WEBThe point of the Mental Health Act 2007 (NSW) where it relates to involuntary treatment is to allow treatment to be given to a person who is competent but …

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Legal justification for treating the unconscious

WEBAustralian Emergency Law. Discussion on the law that applies to or affects Australia's emergency services and emergency management, by Michael Eburn, PhD, …

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Assessing capacity when the patient won’t cooperate

WEBToday’s correspondent, a NSW paramedic, seeks: … advice about how to ascertain C+C [Competency and Capacity] when a patient won’t engage with the …

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Good Samaritan legislation – a comparison

WEBIn the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Tasmania and Victoria, a Good Samaritan provides assistance to a person who is, amongst other things, ‘at risk …

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Taking photos inside a hospital – Australian Emergency Law

WEBA nurse from WA has a: … question relating to the public taking photographs of medical staff in a patient’s hospital room. I know in most circumstances a person can …

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Public health emergency and non-government ambulance services …

WEBToday's correspondent has: been wondering lately, should the pandemic reach Italian proportions or worse, what emergency powers do current national and state …

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Paramedics and Patient confidentiality – Australian Emergency Law

WEBAustralian Emergency Law. Discussion on the law that applies to or affects Australia's emergency services and emergency management, by Michael Eburn, PhD, …

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The doctrine of necessity – Explained – Australian Emergency Law

WEBNecessity is a common-law doctrine (that is it has been developed by the judges on a case by case basis) rather than the subject of legislation. The gist of …

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