It is not common to see a conduct matter find its way as far as a State appellate court, but that was the case in South Australia where a conduct matter came before the South Australian Court of Appeal. The
E&S: Court finds employment only needs to be one significant cause of a workplace injury to hold employer liable
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An injured employee has been awarded damages in circumstances where it was unclear whether the root cause of his injury was his employment, personal leisure activities, or a degenerative disease.
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E&S: Tribunal combines impairments arising from the same injury to increase benefits for injured worker
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The South Australian Employment Tribunal (Tribunal) has allowed a worker to combine two impairments arising from a single work-related injury for the purpose of calculating his entitlement to compensation under the Return to Work Act
Coffin Bay (not what you think) Oysters recalled due to Vibrio parahaemolyticus
South Australia Health has issued an emergency order to recall raw Pacific oysters (Magallana gigas) produced in Coffin Bay, SA, including fresh and frozen products.
The oysters have been available for sale direct from farms, seafood outlets, grocery stores and
Vibrio cases prompt raw oyster warning in South Australia
Dozens of illnesses have been reported in two Australian states linked to the consumption of oysters in the past couple of months.
In total, 36 Vibrio parahaemolyticus infections from eating raw oysters have been notified since September 2021 in South
Professional misconduct by communicating to make a child amenable to sexual activity.
This matter was heard by the South Australian Civil and Administrative Tribunal on 24 August 2021. The Tribunal found that the medical practitioner engaged in professional misconduct by communicating to make a child amenable to sexual activity. See Medical Board
Inquest into death of on-call health practitioner.
The South Australian Coroner has published (on the SA Courts site) findings in the Inquest into the death of Gayle Elizabeth Woodford, a registered nurse who was killed while on call in the APY lands of South Australia. The
SA’s Proposed Scheme to Monitor Places of Detention Needs to be Improved
Laura Grenfell (University of Adelaide), SA’s Proposed Scheme to Monitor Places of Detention Needs to be Improved, 42(10) The L. Soc’y SA J. (2020): Those who are out of sight should not be out of mind. In recent years
Ambulance driver prosecution.
R v McLean [2020] SADC 170 (available on the Courts SA website) saw a Judge alone trial of an ambulance driver charged with offences of causing death/harm by dangerous driving. The ambulance driver was transporting a patient from near
Four Newborn Australian Babies Die amid Coronavirus Travel Restrictions
The state of South Australia does not have a cardiac unit for children meaning seriously ill newborns in Adelaide with heart issues are normally taken to Melbourne s Royal Children s Hospital in the nearby state of Victoria but this option