Today’s question comes from a Queensland paramedic and demonstrates some of the difficulties in getting the language right around drugs. They say:
I’m a QAS paramedic that’s recently started working at a Urgent Care Centre (private but Medicare funded) as
A Queensland paramedic has had his registration suspended after groping a colleague’s ‘breasts with both hands, for approximately five seconds’ (Health Ombudsman v Garrahy [2026] QCAT 58, [15]). The assault took place during a social function ‘organised by a QAS social club’
Today’s correspondent wants to revisit the issue of patient restraint in Western Australia. They start by saying ‘You wrote a post some time ago in reference to court case in WA concerning the non-lawful restraint of a patient by security
Today’s correspondent has a background in work health and safety and is concerned about the use of non-rated or designed equipment in rescues. They say:
I have asked multiple times the legality of how we can teach this but keep
Today’s correspondent says:
I’m in the NSW SES, our local LGA recently experienced a heavy rainfall event (just like other LGA’s) during which sandbags were made available. Our records show that 1 person picked up 2.5 tonnes of bags. My
The decision in Cox v State of New South Wales trading as Ambulance Service of NSW [2025] NSWSC 1556 was handed down on 17 December 2025 but slipped under my radar. I thank the respondent (ie the person responding to the
Today’s correspondent works for Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) ‘… with frequent responses into NSW’. They ask ‘how lawful might be a QAS EEA on a NSW patient transported to a NSW facility?’
That’s an interesting question. First let us recall that the
Mr Woloschyn commenced employment with Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) n April 2000. He held the position of Captain of a retained brigade, and also an administrative role within FRNSW.
In September 2024 he was suspended pending an investigation into
I received this question as a comment to my post NSW liable for excessive use of force by police acting under the Mental Health Act (November 27, 2025):
I was particularly interested in your recent post on NSW liable for
