Protecting volunteers: a review of recent legislative developments

Title
Protecting volunteers: a review of recent legislative developments
Publication Date
2003
Author(s)
Eburn, Michael Ernest
Editor
Editor(s): ALTA: Australasian Law Teachers' Association
Type of document
Conference Publication
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
Australasian Law Teachers Association
Place of publication
Brisbane, Australia
UNE publication id
une:2072
Abstract
The NSW Parliament has introduced via the Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW) various provisions that are designed to modify the law of negligence as it applies to Good Samaritans and volunteers. These provisions will be relevant in the context of health and medical law as many health services are provided by 'Good Samaritans' (traditionally the person who comes across an accident and who may be a qualified health professional or simply a concerned member of the community) and volunteers, (for example members of an organisation that provides emergency care to the sick and injured, for example the St John Ambulance, Australian Red Cross, Surf Lifesaving etc.) This paper will consider the perceived need that the parliament was seeking to meet with this legislation and will consider the impact the legislation may have both for those that provide care and those that receive care.
Link
Citation
Changing Law: Proceedings of the 2003 Australasian Law Teacher's Association (ALTA) Annual Conference, p. 1-13
Start page
1
End page
13

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