"A Critical Evaluation of the Professional Practice Defense in the Civil Liability Acts" 6

(2014) 37 (2) University of Western Australia Law Review 74

Mah, Catherine

University of Western Australia Law Review

Australia - Western Australia

Cases Referring to this Journal Article

Case Name	Citation(s)	Court	Jurisdiction	Date †	Full Text	Citation Index
Curran v Yaramati	[2023] NSWDC 546	District Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	6 Dec 2023	AustLII
Polsen v Harrison (No 8)	[2023] NSWSC 764	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	6 Jul 2023	AustLII	1
Boxell v Peninsula Health	[2019] VSC 830	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	17 Dec 2019	AustLII	2
South Western Sydney Local Health District v Gould	[2018] NSWCA 69; (2018) 97 NSWLR 513	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	13 Apr 2018	AustLII	81
Wright v Minister for Health	[2016] WADC 93	District Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	23 Jun 2016	AustLII	8

Law Journal Articles Referring to this Journal Article

Journal Article Title	Citation(s)	Author	Jurisdiction	Date †	Full Text		Citation Index
"User-Led Modification of Standard Medical Care for Children: An Analysis of Parents' and Healthcare Professionals' Legal Duties of Care"	(2022) 48 Monash University Law Review 42	Johnston, Carolyn	Australia	circa 2022	AustLII

Legislation Cited

Legislation Name	Provision
Civil Law (Wrongs) Act 2002 (ACT)	s11, s32, s43
Legal Profession Act 2006 (ACT)
Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)	s4, s5A, s10, s104, s180, s181, s182, s183, s184, s191, s195, s209, s215
Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW)	s5P, s22, s41
Professional Standards (NSW)
Legal Profession Act 2004 (NSW)
Civil Liability Bill 2003 (Qld)
Civil Liability Act 2003 (Qld)
Legal Profession Act 2007 (Qld)
Professional Standards Act 2004 (Qld)
Civil Liability Act 1936 (SA)
Occupational Licensing National (SA)
and Compensation Act 1986 (SA)	s3, s5, s9
Civil Liability Act 2002 (Tas)
Occupational Licensing National Law Act 2011 (Tas)
Wrongs and Other Acts (Law of Negligence) Bill 2003 (Vic)
Professional Standards Act 2003 (Vic)
Wrongs Act 1958 (Vic)	s2, s4, s9, s10, s11, s20, s22, s29, s32, s38, s40, s41, s43, s44, s45, s47, s48, s53, s57, s58, s59, s60, s83, s84, s85, s87, s90, s92, s94
Occupational Licensing National Law Act 2010 (Vic)
Civil Liability Act 2002 (WA)
Legal Profession Act 2008 (WA)

Cases and Articles Cited

Case Name	Citation(s)	Court	Jurisdiction	Date †	Full Text	Citation Index
Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Healey	[2011] FCAFC 717; [2011] FCA 717; (2011) 196 FCR 291; (2011) 278 ALR 618; (2011) 83 ACSR 484	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	27 Jun 2011	AustLII	114
Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) v Fortescue Metals Group Ltd	[2011] FCAFC 19; (2011) 190 FCR 364; (2011) 274 ALR 731; (2011) 81 ACSR 563	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	18 Feb 2011	AustLII	74
"What is the value of professional opinion? The current medicolegal application of the "peer professional practice" in Australia"	(2011) 194 (5) Medical Journal of Australia 253	Medical Journal of Australia	Australia	circa 2011		1
"Bolam in Australia - More Bark Than Bite?"	(2010) 33 University of New South Wales Law Journal 386	University of New South Wales Law Journal	Australia	circa 2010	AustLII	3
Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Rich	[2009] NSWSC 1229; (2009) 236 FLR 1; (2009) 75 ACSR 1	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	18 Nov 2009	AustLII	246
Sydney South West Area Health Service v MD	[2009] NSWCA 343; (2009) 260 ALR 702	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	16 Sep 2009	AustLII	40
"Medical negligence dilemmas When will the peer acceptance defence work?"	[2009] Australian Health Law Bulletin 13	Australian Health Law Bulletin	Australia	circa 2009		1
"Faint heart wins fair battle: Court of Appeal upholds trial decision in Halverson v Dobler"	(2008) 16 (4) Australian Health Law Bulletin 50	Australian Health Law Bulletin	Australia	circa 2008		1
Freidin v St Laurent	[2007] VSCA 16; (2007) 17 VR 439; [2007] Aust Torts Reports 81-875	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	14 Feb 2007	AustLII	11
"Federalism and the Use of Cooperative Mechanisms to Improve Infrastructure Provision in Australia"	(2007) 2 Public Policy 3	Public Policy		circa 2007		1
"The standard of care and expert evidence of accepted practice in medical negligence"	(2007) 15 Journal of Law and Medicine 394	Journal of Law and Medicine	Australia	circa 2007	Legal Online	2
"Effects of Tort Law Reform on Medical Liability"	(2005) 79 Australian Law Journal 345	Australian Law Journal	Australia	circa 2005	Legal Online	5
"Round-Up of Cases in the High Court of Australia in 2003"	(2004) 12 Torts Law Journal 1	Torts Law Journal	Australia	circa 2004	LexisNexis AU	12
"Negligence and insurance premiums: Recent changes in Australian law"	(2003) 11 (3) Torts Law Journal 291	Torts Law Journal	Australia	circa 2003	LexisNexis AU	1
"Guest Editorial: Medical Indemnity and Tort Law Reform"	(2003) 10 Journal of Law and Medicine 385	Journal of Law and Medicine	Australia	circa 2003	Legal Online	5
"Negligence - Where Lies the Future?"	(2003) 23 Australian Bar Review 158	Australian Bar Review	Australia	circa 2003	LexisNexis AU	1
"Reforming the Law of Medical Negligence: Solutions in Search of a Problem"	(2003) 11 Torts Law Journal 136	Torts Law Journal	Australia	circa 2003	LexisNexis AU	2
"Judging Doctors and Diagnosing the Law: Bolam Rules in Singapore and Malaysia"	(2003) 2003 Singapore Journal of Legal Studies 125	Singapore Journal of Legal Studies	Singapore	circa 2003	HeinOnline	1
"Professionalism for Medicine: Opportunities and Obligations"	(2002) 177 (4) Medical Journal of Australia 208	Medical Journal of Australia	Australia	circa 2002		2
"Negligence: the Last Outpost of the Welfare State"	(2002) 76 Australian Law Journal 440	Australian Law Journal	Australia	circa 2002	Legal Online	1
"Insurance Premiums and Law Reform - Affordable Cover and the Role of Government"	(2002) 25 University of New South Wales Law Journal 821	University of New South Wales Law Journal	Australia	circa 2002	HeinOnline	1
"Tort Reform Crisis, The"	(2002) 25 University of New South Wales Law Journal 865	University of New South Wales Law Journal	Australia	circa 2002	AustLII	9
"Litigation: a threat to obstetric practice?"	(2002) 9 Journal of Law and Medicine 303	Journal of Law and Medicine	Australia	circa 2002	Legal Online	2
(2002) 18 (3) Policy 10	(2002) 18 (3) Policy 10	Policy		circa 2002	Informit	1
Rosenberg v Percival	[2001] HCA 18; (2001) 205 CLR 434; (2001) 178 ALR 577; (2001) 75 ALJR 734; [2001] Aust Torts Reports 81-605; (2001) 22 Leg Rep 11	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	5 Apr 2001	AustLII	671
"Are the Courts Excessively Deferential to the Medical Profession?"	(2001) 9 Medical Law Review 1	Medical Law Review	United Kingdom	circa 2001	HeinOnline / Westlaw	2
"Owed on a Grecian Earn"	(2000-2001) 21 University of Queensland Law Journal 160	University of Queensland Law Journal	Australia	circa 2001	AustLII	1
"Time for a paradigm shift? Medical law in transition"	(2000) 53 Current Legal Problems 363	Current Legal Problems	United Kingdom	circa 2000		1
"The courts expect the impossible: medico-legal issues as perceived by New South Wales general practitioners"	(2000) 7 Journal of Law and Medicine 273	Journal of Law and Medicine	Australia	circa 2000	Legal Online	3
"Bye-Bye Bolam: A Medical Litigation Revolution?"	(2000) 8 Medical Law Review 85	Medical Law Review	United Kingdom	circa 2000	HeinOnline / Westlaw	2
"The Bolam Test and the Responsible Expert"	(1999) 7 Tort Law Review 234	Tort Law Review	Australia	circa 1999	Legal Online	1
Naxakis v Western General Hospital	(1999) 197 CLR 269		Australia - Commonwealth	circa 1999	Legal Online / Westlaw	252
"Common Law Liability of Public Authorities - Public and Private Law"	(1999) 7 Tort Law Review 30	Tort Law Review	Australia	circa 1999	Legal Online	5
"Applying Bolitho"	[1998] Journal of Personal Injury Litigation 278	Journal of Personal Injury Litigation	United Kingdom	circa 1998	Westlaw	1
"Reining in the Bolam test"	(1998) 57 (2) Cambridge Law Journal 249	Cambridge Law Journal	United Kingdom	circa 1998		1
"The standard of care in medical negligence- moving on from Bolam?"	(1998) 18 (3) Oxford Journal of Legal Studies 474	Oxford Journal of Legal Studies	United Kingdom	circa 1998	HeinOnline / LexisNexis	1
GIO General Ltd v Newcastle City Council	(1996) 134 ALR 605; (1996) 38 NSWLR 558; (1996) 9 ANZ Insurance Cases 61-301		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1996	LexisNexis AU	51
Prestia v Aknar	(1996) 132 FLR 180; (1996) 40 NSWLR 165; [1996] ATPR (Digest) 46-157		Australia	circa 1996	Legal Online / Westlaw	62
"Extending Liability for Medical Negligence"	(1996) 4 Torts Law Journal 259	Torts Law Journal	Australia	circa 1996	LexisNexis AU	1
Hucks v Cole	[1993] 4 Med LR 393		United Kingdom	circa 1993		44
Vrisakis v Australian Securities Commission	(1993) 9 WAR 395; (1993) 11 ACSR 162; (1993) 11 ACLC 763		Australia - Western Australia	circa 1993	LexisNexis AU	154
Rogers v Whitaker	[1992] HCA 58; (1992) 175 CLR 479; (1992) 109 ALR 625; (1992) 67 ALJR 47; [1992] Aust Torts Reports 81-189; 51 ATPR 40-771	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	19 Nov 1992	AustLII	793
(1987) 22 Ir 414	(1987) 22 IR 414			circa 1987		2
Cook v Cook	[1986] HCA 73; (1986) 162 CLR 376; (1986) 68 ALR 353; [1986] Aust Torts Reports 80-061; (1986) 4 MVR 161; (1986) 61 ALJR 25; (1986) 8 CA 73	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	2 Dec 1986	AustLII	301
Weber v Land and Business Agents Board	(1986) 40 SASR 312	Supreme Court of South Australia	Australia - South Australia	circa 1986	Legal Online / Westlaw	11
"Scientific Disputes and Adversary Procedures in Policy-Making"	(1981) 3 (3) Law & Policy 341	Law & Policy	United Kingdom	circa 1981	HeinOnline	2
Wyong Shire Council v Shirt	[1980] HCA 12; (1979-1980) 146 CLR 40; (1980) 29 ALR 217; (1980) 54 ALJR 283; (1980) 60 LGRA 106; 47 Aust Torts Reports 80-278	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	1 May 1980	AustLII	1845
Florida Hotels Pty Ltd v Mayo	[1965] HCA 26; (1965) 113 CLR 588; 39 ALJR 50	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	25 May 1965	AustLII	86
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[1964] American Journal of Sociology 10	[1964] American Journal of Sociology 10	American Journal of Sociology	United States	circa 1964		1
Bradfield v FCT	[1924] ArgusLawRp 7; (1924) 34 CLR 1; 30 ALR 69	Argus Law Reports	Australia - Commonwealth	5 Mar 1924	AustLII	15
Robbins Herbal Institute v FCT	[1923] HCA 28; (1923) 32 CLR 457; 30 ALR 118	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	23 Jun 1923	AustLII	21
106 NSWDC 307	106 NSWDC 307	District Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	circa 1923	AustLII	1

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