Today’s correspondent asks ‘are NEPT [Non-Emergency Patient Transport] workers included in emergency service personnel protection laws?’
I assume, by ‘emergency service personnel protection laws’ my correspondent means various provisions that create a unique or aggravated offence when it comes to
As an active volunteer with Marine Rescue NSW, I extend my condolences to Marine Rescue Ballina and to all the volunteers and staff at Marine Rescue NSW following the death of two volunteers responding to a distressed vessel in Ballina,
In Health Ombudsman v Hastings [2026] QCAT 139 (16 April 2026) the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal cautioned a paramedic over his delayed responses to several code 1 calls in 2023. The facts are set out in [4]-[7]:
In relation to
A correspondent has drawn my attention to a ‘Report to Prevent Future Deaths’ issued by a coroner in the United Kingdom. This report is made ‘under paragraph 7, Schedule 5, of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 and regulations 28 and
Today’s correspondent says:
I’m not looking for advice [which is good, as I cannot give legal advice]. It’s more that I find the situation I’ll describe below somewhat surprising and not conducive to cross-tenure risk management and good NPWS-neighbour relations.
On 9 July 2022, the applicant in HHR v NSW Ambulance [2026] NSWCATAD 107 was detained by police and NSW ambulance paramedics relying on the provisions of the Mental Health Act 2007 (NSW). In particular a medical practitioner had issued
A correspondent has written and drawn my attention to:
Two NT cases are not directly related to emergency workers, but do remind readers of the unique duty to rescue imposed by Northern Territory legislation. In both cases, the defendant was accused of
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