Category: Governance

On 23 October 2019 the Health Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act came into effect. Here’s what Victorian Health Service Providers need to know about the new and upcoming changes.

Existing Commonwealth whistleblower schemes have been strengthened and consolidated to enhance protections for corporate sector whistleblowers

The Public Interest Disclosure Act 2018 (SA) has repealed now outdated whistleblowers legislation to implement new protections for persons making public interest disclosures.

The Health Care (Engagement Strategies) Variation Regulations 2019 (SA) have prescribed new content requirements for ‘engagement strategies’ Here’s what South Australian public hospitals need to know.

In this case, a $10 million penalty was imposed on a supplier of scheduled medicines for egregiously flouting regulations relating to representing, advertising, and prescribing therapeutic goods.

A suite of reforms have been introduced to modernise Victoria’s fire services framework and to implement additional protections for injured firefighters.

In this case, the Queensland Supreme Court held that a dentist, who had been lawfully terminated for allegedly sexually harassing a dental assistant, was liable to compensate his former employer for the loss of opportunity to profit ...

From 1 July 2019, Australia’s corporate whistleblower scheme will be strengthened to enhance protection for persons who disclose sensitive tax and corporate information in certain circumstances.

The Health Practitioner Regulation National Law and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2019 (Qld) will amend the National Law to clarify when health practitioners are required to make a mandatory notification about another practitioner’s ...

Developing a compliance program is key to ensuring an organisation satisfies its governance and compliance responsibilities. Here's how to make sure yours is implemented effectively.