Recent payroll tax decisions and policy developments in NSW, QLD, and VIC have put medical and allied health practices across…
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INSIGHT: Are the Australian Privacy Reforms on your radar?
The Australian privacy landscape is changing. In December 2022, amendments came into force to amend the Privacy Act 1998 (Cth)…
INSIGHT: Industry Update: Increase in monetary jurisdictional limits of the District Court of NSW
This brief update provides you with an overview of recent changes implemented by the District Court in NSW. The NSW…
INSIGHT: Pharmacy Sale and Purchase Update
The most common question we are asked by pharmacists looking to sell or buy a pharmacy is, ‘at what stage…
INSIGHT: Collaborative arrangements between medical practitioners and eligible nurse practitioners and eligible midwives
The Health Insurance Act 1973 and the Health Insurance Regulations 2018 (Regulations) permit eligible midwives and eligible nurse practitioners to…
INSIGHT: Victoria Health Services: Are you prepared for the Statutory Duty of Candour?
On 30 November 2022, the Health Legislation Amendment (Quality and Safety) Act 2022 (Vic) will come into effect. This legislation…
INSIGHT: New regulations are now in force for all health practitioners and organisations in NSW
If you operate a health service, or are a health practitioner working in NSW, you need to be aware of…
INSIGHT: Online Reviews & Defamation
Meridian is increasingly receiving enquiries from both health practitioners and service providers seeking advice regarding negative reviews placed online by…
INSIGHT: The Privacy Landscape in Australia following the introduction of the Notifiable Data Breaches (NDB) scheme in 2018
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) introduced the Notifiable Data Breaches scheme in February 2018 (the Scheme). The…
INSIGHT: The importance of health practitioners’ compliance with public health policies and directions
Brief Context In Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia v Bergin [2022] VR 4, a registered nurse (Practitioner) was found…
INSIGHT: Complex Compounding – How does a pharmacist prove competency?
The focus of this article is to explore how an individual pharmacist can create and maintain the documentation which may…