What is an Enduring Guardian?
An enduring guardian is someone you appoint, at a time when you have capacity, to make personal, health or lifestyle…
What is Birth Trauma and what legal options are available?
Birth trauma refers to a wide variety of medical conditions – ranging from physical and emotional damage to the mother…
Why do I need a will?
What is a Will? A Will is an official document that contains your instructions as to how your assets are…
Release of Counselling Records
Confidentiality The duty of psychologists to maintain client confidentially is set out in the Australian Psychological Society (APS) Code of…
Health professional misconduct – Dr Leslie Blackstock
This information sheet outlines the options available to people who wish to take legal action or make a complaint against…
In life and in death – Blended Families and Estate Planning
In life and in death, blended families need to agree on the eventual financial outcome and ensure that actions under an…
Anaesthetic Negligence
Anaesthesia is a medically induced state of unconsciousness and pain relief, used to help people to undergo surgery. Anaesthesia may…
Superannuation splits and your property settlement
When you separate, one of the things you need to do is divide the property which is owned by you…
Case Study – Aretha Franklin’s Death A Reminder To Have A Will
The death of the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, is a reminder to us all of the importance of having…
Focus needed on the critical issue of quality of care for older Australians.
The royal commission into aged care announced by the prime minister on Sunday is long overdue and not unwelcome. My…
Health professional misconduct – Dr Emil Gayed
This information sheet outlines the options available to people who wish to make a complaint - or take legal action…
Posthumous Conception
Posthumous conception usually occurs when a widow attempts to access her late partner’s sperm to use in Assisted Reproductive Treatment…