Table of Contents

1 REVISED & UPDATED Introduction to the Law 2 REVISED & UPDATED The relationship between law and ethics 3 REVISED & UPDATED Professional Negligence and vicarious liability 4 REVISED & UPDATED Consent to treatment 5 REVISED & UPDATED The contract of employment, including occupational health and safety and workers compensation 6 REVISED & UPDATED The administration of drugs 7 REVISED & UPDATED Report writing: confidentiality of and access to patient records 8 COMPLETE REWRITE Professional regulation of nurses and midwives (includes a specific section on Maternity services law) 9 REVISED & UPDATEDCoronial jurisdiction 10 REVISED & UPDATEDHuman tissue transplantation 11 REVISED & UPDATEDMental Health