In the media
Anaphylaxis: ED visits up by 51 percent, new care
standard released
The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health
Care has released the first national standard of care for patients
with anaphylaxis (24 November 2021). More...
Queenslander fined over COVID claims
Claims that a homeopathic product could be used to treat
and prevent COVID-19 have earned a Queenslander a $2,664 fine from
the Therapeutic Goods Administration (25 November 2021). More...
'National one-stop-shop' consultations for
health and medical research platform
The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in
Healthcare is conducting consultations on a national online portal
for all health and medical research which will make it easier for
researchers, industry representatives and sponsors to find,
conduct, participate and invest in research in Australia. Register your interest to get updates on the
consultations and how you can be involved. More...
Cases
BMS v Pharmacy Board of Australia
[2021] QCAT 369
PROFESSIONS AND TRADES - health care professionals -
pharmaceutical chemist - licenses and registrations - where the
applicant is registered as a pharmacist - where the Pharmacy Board
of Australia made decisions resulting in imposition of conditions
on the applicant's registration - where the conditions were
imposed after the Board formed a reasonable belief that the
applicant suffered from an impairment - whether the practitioner
suffers from an impairment
Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Queensland) 2009 Qld s
3, s 3A, s 4, s 5, s 125, s 126, s 127, s 178, s 179.
Health Ombudsman v XHC [2021] QCAT
373
PROFESSIONS AND TRADES - health care professionals -
nurses - disciplinary proceedings - where the respondent is a
registered nurse - where the respondent pleaded guilty to an
offence of making child exploitation material - whether such
conduct should be characterised as professional misconduct - what
sanction should be imposed
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW TRIBUNALS - Queensland civil and administrative
tribunal - whether a non-publication order should be made
anonymising the respondent
Health Ombudsman Act 2013 Qld s 103, s 104, s 107; Health
Practitioner Regulation National Law 2009 Qld s 5, s 226
Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2009 Qld s 66.
Legislation
Mitochondrial Donation Law Reform
(Maeve's Law) Bill 2021
HR 25/11/2021 - amends the: Prohibition of Human Cloning
for Reproduction Act 2002, Research Involving Human Embryos Act
2002 and Research Involving Human Embryos Regulations 2017 to allow
for the use of permitted mitochondrial donation techniques under a
specified mitochondrial donation licence for the purposes of
certain research and training, and in clinical settings; and
Freedom of Information Act 1982, Prohibition of Human Cloning for
Reproduction Act 2002, Research Involving Human Embryos Act 2002,
Research Involving Human Embryos Regulations 2017 and Therapeutic
Goods (Excluded Goods) Determination 2018 to make consequential and
technical amendments.
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