The Australian legal system
CHAPTER 3 The Australian legal system 3.1 Australian governments [3.1.1] What systems of government do we have in Australia? Australia is a federation of six former British colonies: New South…
Employment
CHAPTER 21 Employment 21.1 Contractors and employees [21.1.1] What is the difference between a contract for service and an employment contract? The law of contracts is discussed in chapter 5….
Reproductive health
CHAPTER 15 Reproductive health 15.1 Legal status of reproductive materials and embryos [15.1.1] What is the legal status of gametic material, such as sperm, ova and frozen embryos? Gametic material,…
Public health
CHAPTER 14 Public health 14.1 Public health regulation [14.1.1] What is public health law? Public health law ‘provides the powers and creates the structures that assist the task of preventing…
Mental health
CHAPTER 13 Mental health 13.1 Defining mental illness [13.1.1] What is the definition of mental illness? Each jurisdiction has a definition of mental illness, although there are obvious similarities between…
Organ and tissue donation
CHAPTER 12 Organ and tissue donation 12.1 Human tissue [12.1.1] What is human tissue? Human tissue is defined in legislation in each state and territory. The legislation was a response…
Incompetent patients and end-of-life decisions
CHAPTER 11 Incompetent patients and end-of-life decisions 11.1 Substitute decision-making and the dying process [11.1.1] Who can act as a substitute decision-maker for an incompetent patient who needs life-sustaining treatments?…
Competent patients and end-of-life decisions
CHAPTER 10 Competent patients and end-of-life decisions 10.1 Death [10.1.1] What is the definition of death? The common law approach to defining death has been to rely on the definition…
Children and young people
CHAPTER 9 Children and young people 9.1 Definitions [9.1.1] What do the terms ‘child’, ‘minor’ and ‘young person’ mean? A child or minor is a person who is younger than…
Incompetent patients and substitute decision-making
CHAPTER 8 Incompetent patients and substitute decision-making 8.1 Substitute decision-making [8.1.1] What if an incompetent patient needs treatment? Once it has been determined that a patient is incompetent, the health…
