The practicalities of the new Aged Care Act
The Act represents a significant overhaul of Australia’s aged care system and introduces critical person-centred reforms.
By Arthur Koumoukelis and Ha Nguyen - 1 min readThe Act represents a significant overhaul of Australia’s aged care system and introduces critical person-centred reforms.
By Arthur Koumoukelis and Ha Nguyen - 1 min readAs medicinal cannabis sales and use proliferate, practitioners should be wary of key requirements of the framework.
By Alison Choy Flannigan and Mitchell Stein - 2 min readTaking a closer look at mental illness as a basis to rescind a contract for the sale of land.
By Anneka Frayne and Talitha Fishburn - 4 min readThe importance of contemporaneous medical evidence and treating doctor opinion in mental capacity cases.
By Hayley Bennett and Alisa Green - 2 min readIn an amendment to the Public Health Act 2010, the requirement to disclose HIV status was replaced with a requirement to take ‘reasonable precautions’ to…
By Alexandra Stratigos and Melissa Woodroffe - 2 min readSection 32 of the Mental Health (Forensic Provisions) Act 1990 was amended, extending the divisionary regime to those with cognitive impairment. By KAREN WEEKS.
By Karen Weeks - 7 min readEating disorders have significant health and personal impacts on those living with the illness. Sometimes coercive treatment is necessary to help a person recover. By…
By Anina Johnson, Malcolm Schyvens and Danielle Maloney - 2 min readSuccessful section 32 applications need a comprehensive treatment plan. By MARK WARREN.
By Mark Warren - 1 min readA State’s right to regulate to protect public health can clash with the intellectual property rights held by corporations over their tobacco products. By STEPHEN…
By Stephen Tully - 1 min readWhether a person appears to a police officer to be mentally ill or disturbed is assessed purely on the subjective belief of that officer at…
By Ben Fogarty - 2 min readThe extent to which genes and other natural products are susceptible to patent protection is now unclear. By REBEKAH GAY and TOM GUMLEY.
By Rebekah Gay and Tom Gumley - 2 min readRecent amendments to the Mental Health Act 2007 include a recovery orientated approach designed to involve consumers in decisions about care and treatment. By MARIA…
By Maria Bisogni - 1 min readThe ‘big data revolution’ in healthcare has increased the demand for access to identifying health information without consent. By ALISON CHOY FLANNIGAN.
By Alison Choy Flannigan - 2 min read