Small and medium businesses will have the ability to collectively bargain with their suppliers once the first ever class exemption…
Insights Sectors: Health
Dec 1, 2020
INSIGHT: A case scenario on patient privacy – can I discuss a deceased patient’s care with their family members?
Meridian Lawyers often receives calls from doctors and other health practitioners requesting one-off advice relating to their day-to-day practice. Recently,…
Nov 9, 2020
INSIGHT: A case scenario on death certificates – who can sign them and when?
Meridian Lawyers often receives calls from doctors and other health practitioners requesting one-off advice relating to their day-to-day practice. One…
Oct 28, 2020
INSIGHT: Federal Court of Australia confirms Professional Services Review (PSR) has the power to order part repayments
Professional Services Review (PSR) is a Commonwealth Agency whose objective is to protect the integrity of the Commonwealth Medicare benefits,…
Oct 19, 2020
INSIGHT: Coroners Court Directions Hearings now required within 28 days for mandatory inquest deaths
The Victorian State Coroner recently issued Practice Direction 5 of 2020 – ‘Directions Hearings in Mandatory Inquests’, requiring that in…
Oct 2, 2020
INSIGHT: No half doses in pharmacy ownership
A reminder to pharmacy proprietors of their key responsibilities Meridian Lawyers regularly assists a range of healthcare professionals to understand…
Sep 25, 2020
INSIGHT: VCAT upholds use of immediate action power to suspend doctor over social media use
Meridian Lawyers recently published an article examining the power to take immediate action against health practitioners under section 156 of…
Sep 22, 2020
INSIGHT: UK High Court applies established duty of care principles to legalise professional guidance which permits disclosure of confidential information to a proximate third party without consent
ABC v NHS — Background The UK High Court[1] applied established duty of care principles to legalise professional guidance which…
Sep 14, 2020
INSIGHT: Pharmacy relocation – tips for navigating the critical steps
The need to relocate an existing pharmacy can arise for a variety of reasons. Meridian has recently advised pharmacies moving…
Sep 9, 2020
INSIGHT: Key insights from July 2020 OAIC Notifiable Data Breaches Report
The Notifiable Data Breaches (NDB) scheme was introduced in February 2018 to improve consumer protection and security relating to personal…
Sep 7, 2020
INSIGHT: Three years on from the chaperone review, AHPRA celebrates changes to the regulatory landscape of sexual boundaries notifications
In 2017 Professor Ron Paterson delivered the Independent review of the use of chaperones to protect patients in Australia report…