This article discusses the current mandatory reporting obligations for health practitioners in Australia under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law. It provides a summary of the mandatory notification legislation, and contextualises the introduction of this law. The details of the Western Australian exemption, under which a treating doctor is exempt from mandatory reporting of a doct...

Legislation concerning mandatory reporting of child abuse in South Africa has been in effect since 2010, with the promulgation of amendment 41 of 2007 to the Children's Act of 2005. This article explores mandatory reporting legislation in an attempt to improve the reporting practices of healthcare professionals in South Africa.

OBJECTIVE To describe the frequency and characteristics of mandatory reports about the health, competence and conduct of registered health practitioners in Australia. DESIGN AND SETTING Retrospective review and multivariate analysis of allegations of "notifiable conduct" involving health practitioners received by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) between 1 November ...

Mandatory reporting of persons believed to be at imminent risk for committing violence or attempting suicide can pose an ethical dilemma for physicians, who might find themselves struggling to balance various conflicting interests. Legal statutes dictate general scenarios that require mandatory reporting to supersede confidentiality requirements, but physicians must use clinical judgment to det...

OBJECTIVE To describe the frequency, nature and outcomes of reports about health practitioners made by their treating practitioners under Australia's new mandatory reporting system. DESIGN AND SETTING Retrospective case file review and analysis of treating practitioner reports received by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency between 1 November 2011 and 31 January 2013, and of ...

background and aim : about one-third of iranian children mortality is caused by injuries from which 36% occur due to road traffic injuries. using child restraint embedded in vehicles can reduce road traffic fatalities by 71% for neonates and 54% for children. based on its effectiveness in reduction of fatality and prevention of injury severity, child restraint usage mandatory law is a priority....

conclusions some factors seem to play a very important role in seatbelt and helmet use; these should be taken into consideration by policymakers. patients and methods this questionnaire-based, cross-sectional study was a part of the national survey including 1,000 respondents in 2008 - 2010. after compilation of the collected data, analysis was carried out using spss version 11.5. in all calcul...