Australian medical law / J. A. Devereux, with contribution by Rachel Moore.

Abingdon, Oxfordshire : Routledge-Cavendish, 2007.

3rd edition

59104

Medical laws and legislation -- Australia.

Medical laws and legislation -- Australia -- Cases.

1. Principles of medical law

I. Bioethics

II. Non-western medical philosophies

III. Constitutional limitations on the delivery of health care in Australia

2. Constent to treatment I : battery: I. Contract

II. Battery

3. Consent to treatment II : negligence:

I. Diagnosis and treatment

II. Breach of the duty

III. Failing to advise of material risks

IV. The Civil Liability Acts - everything old is new again

4. Criminal law aspects of treatment:

I. Criminal battery (assault)

II. Abortion

III. Assisted suicide, euthanasia and advance directives

5. Information and medical practice: I. Confidentiality

II. Access to records

6. AIDS and medical law: I. What is AIDS?

II. Testing for HIV

III. A national strategy on AIDS?

7. Transplants: I. Transplants in Australia

II. Inter vivos transplants

III. Can a person be said to own his or her bodily parts?

IV. Transplant legislation

8. Complaints: I. Complaints schemes

II. Disciplinary proceedings.

Library holds 1st ed. (1997) entitled "Medical law : text, cases and materials" and 2nd ed. (2002) entitled "Medical law".

Includes index.

9781876905385

xxxiv, 1155 p.