Cheema v Medical Board of Australia [2026] SASCA 109 (Link to JADE).
This appeal from a finding of the South Australian Civil and Administrative Tribunal against findings of professional misconduct was ultimately dismissed, however the courts comments on memory…
Today’s question comes from South Australia where, as:
… in other states there are harsher maximum penalties applied to various offences against emergency service workers than if they were an ordinary member of the public. With that in mind, if…
Today’s correspondent is ‘… a Paramedic in South Australia working for SAAS’. They tell me that:
Last week we attended a gentleman who was bleeding. Luckily the bleeding was controlled but there was a long extrication period.
Upon us being…
Narciso v Narciso & Ors [2026] SASCA 99 confirms that dissatisfaction with a deceased person’s arrangements does not, on its own, justify a challenge to a Will or an inter vivos property transfer. An applicant must establish standing, articulate a…
Inquest into the death of Sohaila Mohammadi [2026] SACC 32 (Link to Courts SA).
This inquest focused on a serious vision condition of a driver and the responses of ophthalmologists and a general practitioner. When considering recommendations, the coroner…
When should you seek legal consultation? Many people are asking this, right? Legal problems rarely arrive at a convenient time, and figuring out whether you actually need a lawyer can feel like its own separate challenge. Many people put off…
South Australia takes a distinctly narrow approach to surrogacy agreements. The issue is not simply whether a proposed arrangement is altruistic, or whether everyone involved has acted with the best of intentions. Under the Surrogacy Act 2019 (SA), the…
I have previously written on the use of force to enter premises to rescue someone or to provide emergency medical care – see for example:
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Today’s correspondent says
Section 56 of the Mental Health Act 2009 (SA) grants Authorised Officers specific legal powers to temporarily take a person into care and control, assess their mental health, and keep them safe if they appear to have a mental…
NOTE- in the first version of this I did not make it clear that I intended to ask about the South Australian Ambulance Service and Ambulance Victoria rather than paramedics working in other areas. I’ve amended the post, below, to…
