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Confidentiality and Privacy of Medical Records – Queensland Law

WEBThe obligation of confidentiality comes from various sources including legislation, ethical codes and the common law. In Queensland, the duty of confidentiality …

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Consent to Medical Treatment – Queensland Law Handbook Online

WEBA person who is 18 years of age or older and competent can consent or refuse to consent to medical treatment. As outlined above, a person making such a …

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Right to Health Services – Queensland Law Handbook Online

WEBThe right to health services will also be subject to the general limitation provision in s 13 of the Human Rights Act. This provides human rights may be subject under law to …

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Disability and Medical Treatment – Queensland Law Handbook …

WEBHealth service organisations. The OHO can also deal with complaints about any public or private organisation or entity providing a health service. This includes health services …

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Medical Negligence – Queensland Law Handbook Online

WEBThe general principles of negligence are covered in the Queensland Law Handbook chapter ‘Accidents and Injury’. Health professionals have a duty to take …

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The Mental Health Act and Other Legislation

WEBThe Health Ombudsman Act 2013 (Qld) and the Hospital and Health Boards Act 2011 (Qld) protect the rights of patients in the health system generally. The Mental …

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Statutory Health Attorney – Queensland Law Handbook Online

WEBA statutory health attorney has authority to consent to all health care except tissue donation, sterilisation, pregnancy termination and withdrawing or withholding life …

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Mental Illness and Consent to Treatment

WEBConsent is often implied—if you are unwell and go to the doctor, it is assumed that you consent to treatment. Consent is also implied in the case of a person …

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The Meaning of Mental Illness – Queensland Law Handbook Online

WEBthe mental health act and other legislation. Last updated 1 May 2020 The Mental Health Act 2016 (Qld) defines mental illness as a condition characterised by a …

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Assessment and Treatment of People before a Court or in Custody …

WEBThe Mental Health Act also makes provisions for a person who has been transported under these provisions to an authorised mental health service to remain …

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Human Rights of People with Disability

WEBThe Human Rights Act protects 23 human rights, including the right to recognition and equality before the law. The Human Rights Act protects the rights of all people in …

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Guardianship and Administration for People with Impaired …

WEBact as an attorney or guardian for personal or health matters; provide legal advocacy and representation on behalf of a person with impaired capacity by instructing …

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Treatment Criteria to Justify Involuntary Treatment

WEBLast updated 1 May 2020. The treatment criteria are the criteria that need to apply to justify involuntary treatment under the Mental Health Act 2016 (Qld) (Mental Health Act). Each …

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Duty of Care – Queensland Law Handbook Online

WEBDuty of Care. Last updated 28 March 2018. At common law a duty of care will generally arise when the defendant should have foreseen that their conduct could …

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Forensic Orders and Treatment Support Orders

WEBThe Mental Health Act sets out various other orders that can be made, or restrictions that can be imposed. Whether a forensic order or a treatment support order …

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Workplace Health and Safety – Queensland Law Handbook Online

WEBLast updated 27 June 2022. The Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld) (WHS Act) imposes strict obligations upon all employers to ensure the health and safety of their …

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Accidents and Injury – Time Limits for Bringing Actions

WEBone month after the injured person instructs a lawyer to act on that person’s behalf (s 9 (3) (b) PIP Act) or one month after first consulting a lawyer about the …

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Restriction of People with Intellectual or Cognitive Impairment to

WEBLast updated February 2024 Some adults with intellectual or cognitive impairment may have behaviours that place themselves or others at risk of harm. To manage these risks in a …

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WorkCover Statutory Compensation – Queensland Law Handbook …

WEB85% of the worker’s normal weekly earnings for the first 26 weeks, and then. 75% of the worker’s normal weekly earnings between 26 weeks and five years. If the worker is unfit …

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The Queensland Human Rights Act – Queensland Law Handbook …

WEBThe Queensland Act is the only human rights statute in Australia to include a right to health services and is joined only by the ACT legislation in protecting the right to education. …

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Powers of Attorney – Queensland Law Handbook Online

WEBA general power of attorney made under the Powers of Attorney Act must be in the approved form. It must be signed by the principal or at the direction and in the …

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Enduring Powers of Attorney – Queensland Law Handbook Online

WEBthe health care of the principal; a legal matter not relating to the principal’s financial or property matters. Health matters relate to the health care of the principal …

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