Lessons from 'Re Teo': Unconventional practice and the National Law
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This section explores the decision of the New South Wales Professional Standards Committee, in Re Teo [2023] NSWMPSC 2. The case provides insights into how the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act 2009 (Qld) regulates practitioners who practise outside of conventional practice. The section compares the decision to similar cases and then concludes with a proposal that an express policy on unconventional practice is needed in Australia.This section explores the decision of the New South Wales Professional Standards Committee, in Re Teo [2023] NSWMPSC 2. The case provides insights into how the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act 2009 (Qld) regulates practitioners who practise outside of conventional practice. The section compares the decision to similar cases and then concludes with a proposal that an express policy on unconventional practice is needed in Australia.
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2023Source title
Journal of Law and MedicineVolume
30Issue
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This article was published by Thomson Reuters in the Journal of Law and Medicine and should be cited as Stewart, C., & Freckelton, I. (2023). Lessons from Re Teo: Unconventional practice and the National Law. Journal of Law and Medicine, 30(3), 520–537. For all subscription inquiries please phone, from Australia: 1300 304 195, from Overseas: +61 2 8587 7980 or online at legal.thomsonreuters.com.au/search. The official PDF version of this article can also be purchased separately from Thomson Reuters at http://sites.thomsonreuters.com.au/journals/subscribe-or-purchase. This publication is copyright. Other than for the purposes of and subject to the conditions prescribed under the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth), no part of it may in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, microcopying, photocopying, recording or otherwise) be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted without prior written permission. Enquiries should be addressed to Thomson Reuters (Professional) Australia Limited. PO Box 3502, Rozelle NSW 2039. legal.thomsonreuters.com.auFaculty/School
The University of Sydney Law SchoolSubjects
New South Wales Professional Standards CommitteeHealth Practitioner Regulation National Law Act 2009 (Qld)
practitioners outside conventional practice
unconventional practice
unsatisfactory professional practice
professional misconduct
innovation
informed consent
vulnerable patients
exploitation
overcharging
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