Privacy Awareness Week (PAW) 2024 is an annual campaign led by the Australian privacy regulator, the Office of the Australian…
Insights Sectors: Aged Care
Apr 8, 2024
INSIGHT: A sector priced out | Findings from the Aged Care Taskforce’s final report
The Aged Care Taskforce (the “Taskforce”), established in response to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, has…
Oct 9, 2023
INSIGHT: Cyber Security Awareness Month – Are you cyber aware?
October is Cyber Security Awareness Month (CSAM). CSAM is an annual reminder for Australians to stay safe online and protect…
Jul 1, 2022
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…
Sep 24, 2018
INSIGHT: Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety
On 16 September 2018 the Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, announced that he will ask the Governor General to establish a…
Sep 18, 2018
INSIGHT: Can a loss of superannuation pension form part of a loss of earning claim for a retired claimant?
An expansion of claims for loss of earning capacity. The High Court of Australia has held that a superannuation pension…
Nov 21, 2013
INSIGHT: Government rolls out Living Longer, Living Better aged care package
The federal government’s Living Longer, Living Better package commenced this year on 1 July 2013. The ten year reform program…