Coronial Law and Practice in New South Wales
Coronial Law and Practice in New South Wales

Author: Kevin Maurice Waller

Publisher: MICHIE

Published: 1994-01-01

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 9780409305470

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Third edition of a textbook first published in 1973 detailing the practical operation of the Office of Coroner in NSW as well as the legislative base for those operations. In particular it deals with the amendments made to the Coroners Act in 1988 and again in 1993, which introduced major changes to the system. Divided into 15 chapters dealing with topics such as the reporting of deaths, the medical profession and the coroner, and the Coroners Act, with annotations. Includes an index, table of statutes, table of cases and a list of reports and abbreviations for the case references. The author was a coroner in NSW for seven years until 1992.

The Inquest Handbook
The Inquest Handbook

Author: Hugh Selby

Publisher: Federation Press

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13: 9781862872455

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The book explains the role and objectives of the inquest. It highlights the forms of investigations in several types of fatal accident and gives guidance about the central legal issues and matters of case preparation and presentation. Starting with chapters on the law and the lawyer's preparation, it then discusses what the police do and why, the place of the autopsy, coroner's enquiries and recommendations, and the reasons for and extent of media interest. It covers the forms of investigations in road accidents, natural disasters, drug overdoses, medical or surgical mishaps, pathology and sudden unexpected infant death. It emphasises that inquests are collaborative ventures, often multi-disciplinary events and multi-party, too. Derrick W Hand, New South Wales State Coroner, recommends the book:"The Inquest Handbook is of great importance because it contains up-to-date, comprehensive information by persons considered expert in their field. Not only will it help those working in the coronial jurisdiction, it will also help others to understand the coronial process."

New South Wales Law Reports
New South Wales Law Reports

Author: New South Wales. Supreme Court

Publisher:

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 796

ISBN-13:

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Being reports of cases decided in the Supreme Court of New South Wales in the exercise of both state and federal jurisdiction, in the Land and Valuation Court and on appeal to the Privy Council from the Supreme Court in the exercise of state jurisdiction.

Coroners' Recommendations and the Promise of Saved Lives
Coroners' Recommendations and the Promise of Saved Lives

Author: Jennifer Moore

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2016-06-24

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 178471156X

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This is the first empirical law book to investigate coroners’ recommendations, and the extent of their impact and implementation. Based on an extensive study, the book analyses over 2000 New Zealand Coroners’ recommendations and includes more than 100 interviews and over 40 surveys, as well as Coroner’s Court findings and litigation from Canada, England, Ireland, Australia and Scotland. This timely book is an overdue investigation of the highly debated questions: do coroners’ recommendations save lives and how often are they implemented?

Non-Adversarial Justice
Non-Adversarial Justice

Author: Michael King

Publisher: Federation Press

Published: 2014-07-04

Total Pages: 353

ISBN-13: 1760020222

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This book outlines key aspects of the use of non-adversarial practices in the Australian justice system with reference to similar developments in the United States, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. It examines in detail non-adversarial theories and practices such as therapeutic jurisprudence, restorative justice, preventive law, creative problem solving, holistic law, appropriate or alternative dispute resolution, collaborative law, problem-oriented courts, diversion programs, indigenous courts, coroners courts and managerial and administrative procedures.

Causation in Law and Medicine
Causation in Law and Medicine

Author: Danuta Mendelson

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-03-02

Total Pages: 478

ISBN-13: 1351953028

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Causation is an issue that is fundamental in both law and medicine, as well as the interface between the two disciplines. It is vital for the resolution of a great many disputes in court concerning personal injuries, medical negligence, criminal law and coronial issues, as well as in the provision of both diagnoses and treatment in medicine. This book offers a vital analysis of issues such as causation in law and medicine, issues of causal responsibility, agency and harm in criminal law, causation in forensic medicine, scientific and statistical approaches to causation, proof of cause, influence and effect, and causal responsibility in tort law. Including contributions from a number of distinguished doctors, lawyers and scientists, it will be of great interest and value to academics and practitioners alike.

Ethics and Law for Australian Nurses
Ethics and Law for Australian Nurses

Author: Kim Atkins

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2023-01-31

Total Pages: 341

ISBN-13: 1009236024

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Ethics and Law for Australian Nurses is a comprehensive guide for nurses on providing responsible care for patients in Australia.

The Gender of Suicide
The Gender of Suicide

Author: Katrina Jaworski

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-03-09

Total Pages: 187

ISBN-13: 1317030818

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Drawing on diverse theoretical and textual sources, The Gender of Suicide presents a critical study of the ways in which contemporary society understands suicide, exploring suicide across a range of key expert bodies of knowledge. With attention to Durkheim's founding study of suicide, as well as discourses within sociology, law, medicine, psy-knowledge and newsprint media, this book demonstrates that suicide cannot be understood without understanding how gender shapes it, and without giving explicit attention to the manner in which prevailing claims privilege some interpretations and experiences of suicide above others. Revealing the masculine and masculinist terms in which our current knowledge of suicide is constructed, The Gender of Suicide, explores the relationship between our grasp of suicide and problematic ideas connected to the body, agency, violence, race and sexuality. As such, it will appeal to sociologists and social theorists, as well as scholars of cultural studies, philosophy, law and psychology.

Postvention in Action
Postvention in Action

Author: Karl Andriessen

Publisher: Hogrefe Publishing GmbH

Published: 2019-12-09

Total Pages: 442

ISBN-13: 1616764937

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A unique and comprehensive handbook presenting the state of the art in suicide bereavement support Suicide is not merely the act of an individual; it always has an effect on others and can even increase the risk of suicide in the bereaved. The International Association for Suicide Prevention, the World Health Organisation, and others have recognized postvention as an important strategy for suicide prevention. This unique and comprehensive handbook, authored by nearly 100 international experts, including researchers, clinicians, support group facilitators, and survivors, presents the state of the art in suicide bereavement support. The first part examines the key concepts and the processes that the bereaved experience and illustrates them with illuminating clinical vignettes. The second and third parts look in detail at suicide bereavement support in all the relevant settings (including general practices, the workplace, online and many others) as well as in specific groups (such as health care workers). In the concluding section, the support provided for those bereaved by suicide in no less than 23 countries is explored in detail, showing that postvention is becoming a worldwide strategy for suicide prevention. These chapters provide useful lessons and inspiration for extending and improving postvention in new and existing areas. This unique handbook is thus essential reading for anyone involved in suicide prevention or postvention research and practice.