Michael Eburn, PhD, is associated with publications focusing on legal issues related to emergency services, industrial relations, and public safety in Australia. The content often analyzes court decisions, regulatory frameworks, and legal disputes involving fire and rescue services, paramedics, and related unions. Topics include unfair dismissal cases, ministerial powers in emergency services, liability and safety regulations in rural fire contexts, and legal responses to emergency incidents. The publications provide detailed commentary on procedural and substantive legal matters affecting emergency personnel and organizations, highlighting the intersection of law, public safety, and employment relations.
Today’s correspondent, from Victoria, is looking for:
… clarification on “No Trucks” (Rule 104) and “Load Limit” (non-existent Rule 103) signs. There seems to be some misinterpretation amongst many within my organization when I talk to various people.
My interpretation…
From Bill Madden’s WordPress at https://billmaddens.wordpress.com/2026/04/07/conduct-medical-publication-of-sexual-misconduct-findings-on-the-ahpra-national-register/
With the kind permission of Hannah Shiel, here is a link to her article on the new National Law provisions: (Link to BNLaw website).
From April 2026, information about past and current findings…
I’ve been asked to comment on the decision in Gawthrop v Bendigo Health [2026] VSC 157 (27 March 2026), a case that’s been described by Dr Danny Tucker, obstetrician and blogger as ‘the most significant Australian consent case for intrapartum…
Today’s correspondent asks:
How legal is this ? People in our town have started marking driveways with LEDs using blue and red colouring.
Blue road reflectors, often called raised retroreflective pavement markers (RRPMs) or “cat’s eyes,” are specifically used to…
In my post After action review, Paramedic disciplined for 1.5 minute delay in responding (November 8, 2025) I reported on a decision by the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT) that dealt with, amongst other things, a complaint that a…
I have previously reported on the decision in Paramedicine Board of Australia v Jackson; Physiotherapy Board of Australia v Smith [2025] SASCA 25 (20 March 2025) (see Relevant Tribunal cannot rule on matters prior to a paramedic’s registration (March 31,…
Today’s question is:
Out of interest is TfNSW [Transport for New South Wales] Traffic Emergency Patrollers, TMC Transport Commander and Rail Commander considered emergency workers under SERM Act or under their own respective legislation as I understand they all operate…
Today’s case – Collett v State of Queensland (Queensland Health) [2026] QIRC 084 – has only a very tenuous connection to ‘emergency’ law but I’ll report on it anyway as it involves definitions under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law. …
Today’s correspondent is
… trying to ascertain as a registered paramedic working in private practice, can I collect blood?
I work in an environment with a pathology collector who has educated me on procedure and demonstrated it. He is willing…
In Paramedicine Board of Australia v Jackson [2025] SACAT 103, the South Australian Civil and Administrative Tribunal had to rule on complaints, lodged by the Paramedicine Board, alleging that Mr Jackson ‘had behaved in a way that constituted professional misconduct’. It…
