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Category: Duty of Care

New Reportable Incidents Procedures in NSW


May 5, 2021 Caitlin PriorPosted in Duty of Care

New South Wales has introduced new reportable incident review procedures for dealing with incidents involving public health services.

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Children’s Guardian Act Rolls Out in NSW


April 23, 2020 Lisa Souquet-WiggPosted in Duty of Care

Significant sections of the Children’s Guardian Act 2019 (NSW) commenced on 1 March 2020, enlivening important reportable conduct duties. Read on to see if these apply to your organisation and what you need to do to satisfy the ...

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Coronavirus Declared a Notifiable Disease


March 17, 2020 Courtney RemingtonPosted in Duty of Care

The Novel Coronavirus has now been declared as a notifiable condition in all States and Territories in Australia, placing notification requirements on doctors, nurses, hospitals and laboratories for suspected cases.

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New Child Abuse Reporting Requirements in Tasmania


November 27, 2019 Andrew GillPosted in Duty of Care

Recommendations of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse have been implemented in Tasmania, creating new requirements for reporting suspected child abuse.

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Upcoming Changes to Enhance Child Safety in the ACT


June 18, 2019 Andrew GillPosted in Duty of Care

Following the Royal Commissions into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, the ACT has introduced several amendments to the mandatory reporting and reportable conduct schemes to enhance the protection of children from abuse.

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Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Amendment


February 25, 2019 Benjamin SchwarerPosted in Duty of Care

The Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act (NSW) has been amended to, among other things, impose mandatory reporting requirements on certain education and care services in relation to children at risk.

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Case Note: Medical Negligence and Peer Professional Opinion


August 29, 2018 Natalie FranksPosted in Duty of Care

In this case the Supreme Court of New South Wales held that a hospital was not liable in negligence for the partial amputation of a child's thumb because the course of treatment embarked on by the hospital was consistent with the peer ...

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Case Note: Dangerous Patients and the Duty of Care


August 15, 2018 Natalie FranksPosted in Duty of Care

The ACT Supreme Court held that a public hospital was liable in negligence for knowingly admitting a dangerous patient to a shared ward and exposing another patient to harm.

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