Part 1 – Law and the Context of Practice
Introduction
Rosemary Kennedy
The Australian legal system
Allied health professions, professionalism, ethics and law
Cameron Stewart
The health service delivery context
Peter McFarlane
Occupational regulation of health practitioners in Australia
Anne-Louise Carlton
Part 2 – Accountable Service Delivery and the Law
Decision-making and consent
Clare Delany
Confidentiality, privacy and health information management
Marilyn McMahon
Intervention methods and processes
Michael Weir
Part 3 – Adverse Service Delivery and the Law
Legal risks of unprofessional behaviour
Beth Wilson
Reporting own and other’s conduct
Cameron Stewart
Part 4 – Law and Professional Life
Working for others or as a private practitioner?
Trevor Goddard and Marina Ciccarelli
Writing reports and giving evidence in court
Andrew Day
Maintaining professional competence
Joshua Burns
Index