| Description |
xii, 268 pages ; 30 cm |
| Contents |
Ideas and arguments about public health law / Chris Reynolds. -- Forms of public health law - a general outline / Chris Reynolds. -- Harmonisation of public health law in Australia / Brian R Opeskin -- The constitutional power of the Commonwealth in public health / John McMiIlan -- Reconciling rights with risk / Bebe Loff -- Public health law and privacy / Meredith Carter -- Protection of personal information - private rights perspective / Margaret Allars -- Public health and the environment - some general questions / Chris Reynolds -- Public health regulation and environmental protection laws - convergence or divergence? / Fiona Tito and Rowena Cantley-Smith -- The nexus between public health and environmental protection laws / Paolo F. Ricci and Natalie J Gray -- Cross-referencing sustainability and equity - linking environmental and public health law / Valerie Brown -- Litigation and the privatisation of public health / Liz Healy and Chris Reynolds |
| Summary |
A collection of symposium papers which examine ideas and arguments about public health legislation in Australia. Examines the current state and future directions of public health law and provides a snapshot of the state of the law and an identification and assessment of the main issues |
| Analysis |
Constitution |
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Constitution s.51 |
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Federal issue |
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Federal state relations |
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Human rights |
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Interstate comparisons |
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Legislative harmonisation |
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Litigation |
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Local government issue |
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Natural resource management |
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Privacy |
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Public health |
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State issue |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Commonwealth of Australia 1998 |
| Subject |
Medical care -- Law and legislation -- Australia.
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Medical laws and legislation -- Australia.
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Public health laws -- Australia.
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| SUBJECT |
Australia. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001315 |
| Author |
Australian Institute of Health, Law and Ethics
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| ISBN |
0642393508 |
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