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Safeguarding Patient Confidentiality: Updated …

WebHealth practitioners are often requested to release their patients’ medical records to courts or lawyers for mother parties under subpoenas. However, some medical organisations …

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Legal Issues for Telehealth Services Health Law

WebThe rapid growth in telehealth services by practitioners and health services, necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic, raises issues of legal risk. It has also been noted by many that …

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Subpoenaed Medical Records

WebA patient's right to confidentiality is overridden when medical records are requested under a subpoena. Practitioners must comply with subpoenas and seek advice in the event they …

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Authorised Officers’ powers of entry and inspection under the

WebOn 1 July 2021 the Environment Protection Act 2017 (Vic) (Act) was amended reforming environment protection legislation in Victoria to a duty-based, prevention-focused regime, …

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Amendments to information sharing for specified health services

WebThe Health Legislation Amendment (Quality and Safety) Bill (Bill) was introduced on 30 November 2021 to amend the Health Services Act 1988 (Act), ensuring that Victorians …

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The latest state of play for medical and healthcare providers and

WebThe following discussion continues on from a previous Health Alert in August 2022 ‘Payroll tax concerns for medical and healthcare providers’ by Russell Kennedy – read it here.. …

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Legal Healthcare Advice Medical Law Firm

WebTeam member title. Principal. Team member contact no. +61 3 9609 1625. Team member email. [email protected]. Connect with me on Linkedin. Connect with me on Linkedin. …

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Understanding Voluntary Assisted Dying: A Guide for Physicians …

WebSee the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2022 (NSW), here.. See the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2017 (Vic), here.. Training for NSW Health Care Professionals Required. VAD will be …

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Introduction of the new Mental Health and Wellbeing Act

WebThe new Act comes into effect on 1 September 2023 and repeals and replaces the Mental Health Act 2014 (Vic) (old Act). The Victorian Government has also foreshadowed …

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Medical certificates – when can an employer question them

WebThe Australian Medical Association (“AMA”) responded strongly with its view that medical certificates are legal documents which should not be questioned by employers. The Fair …

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Home care sector employers vulnerable to employees poaching …

WebIn the disability and home care sector, employees naturally develop strong rapport with the clients they care for. However, there is an increasing trend of employees leaving their …

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Duty of Candour introduced by the Victorian Government

WebThe Victorian Government define it as “ a legal obligation to ensure that consumers of healthcare and their families are apologised to, and communicated with, openly and …

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New Privacy Legislation in 2024

Webremoving the small business exemption; extending privacy protections to private sector employees; amending the definition of consent to provide that it must be voluntary, …

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Roster Flexibility: Fitting Your Employees into New Care Models

WebAs employers look for ways to implement more fluid work arrangements to respond to consumer demand, the Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission has handed down a …

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The Final Report of the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental …

Web“The narrative around mental health seems to repeat the same message – ‘don’t be afraid to ask for help’. The problem comes when you ask, there doesn’t appear to be any …

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Reminder to Victorian Employers: Impending deadline to destroy …

WebDuring the Covid-19 pandemic, the Victorian Government made a number of orders to protect public health, including mandatory vaccination for specified workers. Following …

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Amendments to information sharing for specified health services

WebThe Health Legislation Amendment (Information Sharing) Bill 2021 (Vic) (Bill) was introduced on 5 October 2021 to amend the Health Services Act 1988 (Vic) (Act), …

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Case alert: Kozarov v State of Victoria [2022] HCA 12

WebThe High Court of Australia has delivered judgment in the matter of Kozarov v State of Victoria [2022] HCA 12 ( Kozarov ). In this case alert, we summarise the appeal decision …

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