Industrial / Workplace Relations

• Fair Work Act 2009
• Fair Work Online
• National Employment Standards (NES)
• Nurses Award 2010
• Medical Practitioners Award 2010
• Health Professionals and Support Services Award 2010.

Standards and Policies

• Competency Standards for Nurses in General Practice
• RACGP Standards for General Practice, 3rd edition
• RACGP Infection Control Standards for Office-based Practices (4th Edition)
• Workplace Health & Safety

Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency

• AHRPA website
• Medical Board of Australia
• Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia
  

Privacy

• Privacy Act 1998
• National Privacy Principles (Office of the Privacy Commissioner)

Information for health services from the Office of the Privacy Commissioner

• Brochures - A short guide for the private health sector; Privacy issues for Doctors
• Information sheets - topics include sharing health information, charging fees for access to info, denial of access to health information and disclosure

Queensland services

Q-COMP Medical Services

• Workers comp medical certificate and forms 

WorkCover Queensland 

• Medical management 
• Fax fee for doctors 
• Hospitalisation request

Dept of Justice & Attorney General 

• Adult Guardian 
• Power of Attorney 
• Making health care decisions  - Advance Health Directive Form (Qld)
  
  

Coroners Court

• Reportable Deaths (Queensland Courts) 
• Form 1A Medical practitioner report of death to a coroner (Version 4) 
• Information sheet for health professionals

Queensland Department of Child Safety

• Ph 1800 811 810 or 1800 177 135 after hours.
  

Legislation

Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act 2009
Health Practitioners Professional Standards Act 1999
Health Quality and Complaints Commission Act 2006

The Health (Drugs and Poisons) Regulation 1996 (July 2008)
Mental Health Act 2001
Public Health Act 2005 
Aged Care Act 1999 and Amendments 
Coroners Act 2003

Powers of Attorney Act 1998
Privacy Act 1988 
Freedom of Information Act 1982 

Anti-Discrimination Act 1991
Child Protection Act 1999

Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 
Workplace Relations Amendment (WorkChoices) Act 2005 

For current Queensland legistation, see http://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/OQPChome.htm 
For current Commonwealth of Australia legislation see http://www.comlaw.gov.au/

Last updated: 1 July 2010