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Professional Conduct and Making Decisions for Minors

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  1. Each jurisdiction has adopted the national law as contained in Schedule 1 of the Queensland Act. South Australia is the only jurisdiction to introduce separate, mirror legislation, which is found in Schedule 2 of the South Australian Act: Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act 2010 (ACT) s 6, Health Practitioner Regulation (Adoption of National Law) Act 2009 (NSW) s 4, Health Practitioner (National Uniform Legislation) Implementation Act 2012 (NT) s 4, Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act 2009 (Qld) Schedule 1, Health Practitioners Regulation National Law (South Australia) Act 2010 (SA) Schedule 2, Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Tasmania) Act 2010 (Tas) s 4, Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Victoria) Act 2009 (Vic) s 4, Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (WA) Act 2010 (WA) s 4.

  2. The national scheme comes under the umbrella of the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), and there are currently 14 health care professions covered: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practice, Chinese medicine, chiropractic, dental, medical, medical radiation, nursing and midwifery, occupational therapy, optometry, osteopathy, pharmacy, podiatry, and psychology.

  3. HCCC v Whyte (No 1) [2012] NSWPST 2 (1 Feb), HCCC v Whyte (No 2) [2012] NSWPST 4 (15 Feb) (interim orders), HCCC v Whyte (No 3) [2012] NSWPST 5, (16 Oct) (final orders), HCCC v Whyte (No 4) [2012] NSWPST 6 (8 Nov) (reasons for final orders).

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  1. University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

    Bernadette Richards

  2. Centre for Health Governance Law and Ethics, Sydney Law School, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

    Cameron Stewart

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Richards, B., Stewart, C. Professional Conduct and Making Decisions for Minors. Bioethical Inquiry 10, 11–15 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11673-012-9410-y

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