Australian Health Law (eBook)

Pt 1: Health Law: Scope, Influences and Perspectives

1. Introduction

2. The Ethics of Health Care

3. Health and Human Rights

Pt 2: Understanding Australia’s Health System

4. The Australian Health Care System

5. The Regulation of Health Care Practitioners

Pt 3: Key Principles of Health Law

6. Consent to Health Care Treatment

7. Harm Arising from Health Care Treatment: Negligence

8. Duties and Rights Associated with Health Care Information

Pt 4: Health Law in Context: The Beginning of Life

9. Pre-Conception, Conception and Birth 10. Assisted Reproduction

Pt 5: Health Law in Context: Health Matters Relevant Throughout the Life Course

11. Public Health Law

12. Mental Health Law

13. Organ, Tissue and Blood Donation

14. Research Involving Human Participants and Materials

Pt 6: Health Law in Context: The End of Life

15. The Ending of Life: Adults

16. The Ending of Life 2: Minors

Pt 7: Conclusion

17. Conclusion