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Title: Australian Emergency Law – Discussion on the law that applies to or affects Australia's emergency services and emergency management, by Michael Eburn, PhD, Australian Lawyer. Email: [email protected]
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Today’s correspondent is ‘… a Paramedic in South Australia working for SAAS’. They tell me that:
Last week we attended a gentleman who was bleeding. Luckily the bleeding was controlled but there was a long extrication period.
Upon us being ready to leave and over an hour into the job, a minister of religion arrived and stated he was the patient’s ministe...
Today’s question follows on from an earlier post: No power to detain a patient just because it’s good for them (January 22, 2023). For related posts see also:
Today’s case relates to a medical practitioner but may be of interest to paramedics or indeed to anyone who appears before a public tribunal and then finds there name, and history, is available online for all time.
Today’s correspondent asks about the:
… complex and rapidly evolving legal scenario regarding new police data extraction powers and their conflict with medical confidentiality.
Specifically, I am concerned about the legal ramifications when police seize and copy a mobile device—either a personal device (BYOD) or an employer-issued work device—that a healt...
I have previously reported that there are new drugs laws coming into force in NSW on 5 November 2026 – see Changes coming to NSW drug legislation (July 12, 2026). I signed up to receive newsletters from Pharmaceutical Servic...