COVIDSafe App – Part Two Legislation passed by Parliament seeks to address privacy concerns with the COVIDSafe App and what it means for you

…to make informed choices regarding whether they should download it and if they have downloaded it, whether to retain the App. Other useful links: https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/wimped-out-covidsafe-app-should-be-compulsory-says-local-chamber-of-commerce-20200428-p54o06.html https://www.australianchamber.com.au/news/covidsafe-app-is-ignition-key-to-re-start-confidence-business-jobs/ https://www.australianchamber.com.au/news/covidsafe-app-is-ignition-key-to-re-start-confidence-business-jobs/ https://theconversation.com/the-covidsafe-bill-doesnt-go-far-enough-to-protect-our-privacy-heres-what-needs-to-change-137880 https://www.crikey.com.au/2020/04/27/covidsafe-public-nudge/ https://www.lawcouncil.asn.au/media/media-releases/law-council-presidents-statement-on-the-covidsafe-exposure-draft…

NSW Birth Trauma Inquiry hands down its final report – Part 3

…Page 137 – https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lcdocs/inquiries/2965/FINAL%20Birth%20Trauma%20Report%20-%2029%20April%202024.pdf [11] Page 148 – https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lcdocs/inquiries/2965/FINAL%20Birth%20Trauma%20Report%20-%2029%20April%202024.pdf [12] Page 10 – https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lcdocs/inquiries/2965/FINAL%20Birth%20Trauma%20Report%20-%2029%20April%202024.pdf [13] https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-29/dissent-amongst-mps-in-inquiry-report-about-birth-trauma/103906280 [14] https://www.ohchr.org/en/calls-for-input/report-human-rights-based-approach-mistreatment-and-obstetric-violence-during [15] https://www.seslhd.health.nsw.gov.au/royal-hospital-for-women/midwifery-group-practice [16] https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-29/dissent-amongst-mps-in-inquiry-report-about-birth-trauma/103906280 [17] https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-29/dissent-amongst-mps-in-inquiry-report-about-birth-trauma/103906280 [18] Page 10 – https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lcdocs/inquiries/2965/FINAL%20Birth%20Trauma%20Report%20-%2029%20April%202024.pdf  …

The COVIDSafe App – What we know and questions that remain unanswered

…what it means for you, published on 15 May by Patricia Monemvasitis and Yue Lucy Han. [1] https://www.health.gov.au/resources/apps-and-tools/covidsafe-app#privacy [2] https://theconversation.com/chief-medical-officer-brendan-murphy-predicts-more-than-50-take-up-of-covid-tracing-app-137238 [3] https://www.health.gov.au/using-our-websites/privacy/privacy-policy-for-covidsafe-app#what-personal-information-will-be-collected-and-why-is-it-being-collected [4] https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2020L00480/Html/Text [5] https://www.skynews.com.au/details/_6152119704001 [6] https://www.health.gov.au/resources/apps-and-tools/covidsafe-app [7] https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/01/business/china-coronavirus-surveillance.html…

Covid-19 claims resulting from the death of a worker or aged care resident

…claims. Please contact Julia Harrison, Partner, or Paul Ohm, Special Counsel to discuss.   [1] https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/complacency-is-our-enemy-nsw-told-to-be-vigilant-as-another-newmarch-resident-dies-20200511-p54rya.html [2] https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-19/australia-coronavirus-deaths-hit-100-after-newmarch-fatality/12263104 [3] https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/06/newmarch-house-regulator-threatens-to-shut-down-coronavirus-hit-sydney-aged-care-home [4] https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/06/newmarch-house-regulator-threatens-to-shut-down-coronavirus-hit-sydney-aged-care-home [5] https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/the-perfect-storm-how-covid-19-unleashed-chaos-inside-newmarch-house-20200515-p54t9d.html [6] https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/may/02/investigation-into-possible-breaches-of-coronavirus-infection-control-at-newmarch-house [7] https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-care/nursing-home-industry-pushes-immunity-lawsuits-during-coronavirus-emergency-n1192001 [8] https://nationalpost.com/news/lawsuits-over-covid-19-handling-in-nursing-homes-raise-questions-about-standard-of-care…

A significantly foreseeable incident?  Questions are many but answers are few in the ‘Ruby Princess’ controversy

…actions can be taken in response is just beginning.   [1] https://www.pm.gov.au/media/press-conference-australian-parliament-house-act-270320 [2] https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-23/cruise-passengers-not-tested-for-coronavirus-before-disembarking/12081426 [3] https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6912e3.htm [4] https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-23/cruise-passengers-not-tested-for-coronavirus-before-disembarking/12081426 [5] https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/28/interstate-coronavirus-cases-from-ruby-princess-jump-as-32-queenslanders-test-positive [6] https://www.smh.com.au/national/coronavirus-updates-live-scott-morrison-upgrades-social-distancing-restrictions-as-australias-covid-19-infection-rate-falls-20200329-p54f3b.html [7] https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-25/coronavirus-infections-in-nsw-rise-past-1000/12086196 [8] https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/21/ruby-princess-logged-158-cases-of-illness-before-passengers-disembarked-without-coronavirus-testing [9] https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/committees/inquiries/Pages/inquiry-details.aspx?pk=2593#tab-terms of reference…

The Stolen Generations group action: an alternative model to redress a traumatic past

…Tony Wright, ‘Rudd rules out compensation’, The Age (online), 2 February 2008, <http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/rudd-rules-out-com pensation/2008/02/01/1201801035355.html>. [8] Australian Human Rights Commission, ‘Laws applying specifically to Aboriginal children’ on Bringing Them Home <https://www.humanrights.gov.au/publications/bringing-them-homeappendix-7>….

Business Matters Newsletter – June 2012

…and contracting in good faith. Paul Carroll pcarroll@codea.com.au and Matthew Rafferty mrafferty@codea.com.au   Court deletes unfair term in on-line contract In 2010 the Federal government introduced new laws providing for…

Motor Accident Injury Claims: Applying for Common Law damages (Lump Sum Compensation)

…2017 (NSW) s 4.11. [15] Motor Accidents Injuries Act 2017 (NSW) s 6.14(2). [16] – [17] https://www.sira.nsw.gov.au/claiming-compensation/motor-accidents-injury-claims/from-1-december-2017/lump-sum-compensation [18] Motor Accidents Injuries Act 2017 (NSW) s 6.20(1). [19] – [24] https://www.sira.nsw.gov.au/claiming-compensation/motor-accidents-injury-claims/from-1-december-2017/lump-sum-compensation…

Vicarious liability litigation duties

…the action nor were contribution proceedings brought against them by the Commissioner. The defence filed by the Commissioner denied liability. On the third day of the trial, the Commissioner settled…

NSW Birth Trauma Inquiry continues to hear accounts of obstetric violence in its 4th hearing – Part 1

…of Women’s Experiences of Obstetric Violence in the Past 5 Years” (2022) Violence Against Women [5] https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-12/birth-trauma-inquiry-nsw-wagga-mothers-doctors-hospital-staff/103219684 [6] https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-06-07/wagga-wagga-base-hospital-hccc-investigation/102444994 [7] https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-03/investigation-birth-complaints-glossed-over-trauma-wagga-wagga/102804914 [8] https://www.crikey.com.au/2023/12/18/birth-trauma-inquiry-obstetric-violence-wagga-wagga/ [9] Section 5O(1) [10] Section 5O(3)-(4) [11]…