Section 113 of the Constitution and Its Impact on the Regulation of Cannabis Oil for Recreational Purposes [0.03%]
宪法第113条对娱乐用途大麻油监管的影响
Patrick Keyzer,Christopher Goff
Patrick Keyzer
The legalisation of cannabis in Australia is attracting significant political support at the moment. Medicinal cannabis has already been legalised, and is regulated, at the national level in Australia. Given the strength of support for poli...
Review of the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2019 (WA): Research Report [0.03%]
2019年《自愿辅助死立法》（西澳）审查研究报告
Lindy Willmott,Ben P White,Casey M Haining
Lindy Willmott
The Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2019 (WA) was passed in December 2019, and came into effect on 1 July 2021. The legislation requires that the Act is reviewed at set intervals with the first review occurring as soon as practicable after the...
Albert Pielak
Albert Pielak
The article engages with the nature of medical consent in the context of a patient's proxy granted in case of decision-making capacity. It argues that based on the general legal provisions on proxy, the patient cannot make medical decisions...
The Silent Partner: A Narrative Review of AI's Impact on Informed Consent [0.03%]
沉默的伙伴：AI对知情同意影响的叙述性回顾
Julia van den Heuvel,Anthony Porter,Emily Kirkpatrick et al.
Julia van den Heuvel et al.
The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into health care presents significant challenges for traditional informed consent practices. This review examines the legal and ethical implications of using AI in clinical decision-making, wi...
Mark Nevin,Sandra Lj Johnson
Mark Nevin
The ethical challenges of artificial intelligence (AI) in health require guardrails to mitigate and address them including: regulation, practice standards, duty of care, training and professional development for those using AI in clinical c...
Does Australian Law Offer the Controls Needed to Meet Public Concerns with Commercial Use of Genomic Data? [0.03%]
澳大利亚法律是否提供了必要的管控以应对公众对基因组数据商业化使用的担忧？
David Lind,Mark Taylor,Dianne Nicol et al.
David Lind et al.
The creation of an Australian national genomic repository relies on the voluntary contribution of genomic data. However, the possible commercial use of donated data is a significant concern for many members of the public which, if unaddress...
Desktop Legal Research and Human Ethics Review: Problems of Juridification and "Ethics-Creep" [0.03%]
桌面法律研究与人类伦理审查：司法化与“伦理泛滥”的问题
Cameron Stewart,Christopher Rudge,George F Tomossy et al.
Cameron Stewart et al.
This column discusses whether desktop legal research must be reviewed by a human research ethics committee (HREC). We have been made aware that some HRECs have interpreted the National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research as compe...
Mick O&#x;Connor,Bill Madden
Mick O&#x;Connor
Australian age-related anti-discrimination laws prevent discrimination in the workplace on grounds of age alone. However, the ageing surgeon can face physical and cognitive challenges which may threaten patient safety. In 2023 8.4% of Austr...
Expert Opinion Evidence by Medical Practitioners: Fresh, Clear and Authoritative Australian Jurisprudence on Admissibility Criteria [0.03%]
医学专家意见证据的新鲜、明确且权威的澳大利亚司法准则——关于可接纳性标准
Ian Freckelton
Ian Freckelton
This editorial contextualises by reference to prior appellate case law the important decision of the Australian High Court in Lang v The Queen (2023) 278 CLR 323; [2023] HCA 29 in relation to the admissibility of expert opinion evidence. It...
Editorial
Journal of law and medicine. 2025 Jun;32(1):5-24. DOI: 2025
Access to General Practice Data for Research in Australia: The Need for Greater Clarity in Relation to Privacy and Confidentiality [0.03%]
关于澳大利亚通用医疗数据研究中隐私和保密问题的思考
Carolyn Adams,Annette Braunack-Mayer,Felicity Flack
Carolyn Adams
While the demand for access to general practice data for research in Australia is strong, the current legal and policy framework regulating this activity does not provide clear guidance for stakeholders. The use of general practice data is ...