Standards & legislation
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
Medical Board Queensland
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
WorkCover Queensland
Dept of Justice & Attorney General
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
Medical Practitioners Registration Act 2001
Medical Practitioners Registration Regulation 2002
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
Industrial Relations 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: 2 November 2009