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Consent revisited: sexual abuse by health care practitioners
Record ID:
17388
Format:
LIJ Article
Year:
1996
Source:
LIJ (1996) 70 No 4
Date_of_entry:
07/01/1996
Legislation:
Crimes Act (Vic) s 50
Notes:
Sexual abuse ; Victorian Advocates for Survivors of Therapists (VAST) ; Professional codes and disciplinary procedures ; Nolle prosequi ; Problems of sexual abuse by health care practitioners - power relationship between doctor and patient contributes to abuse - trust and duty of care - consent
Section:
Feature Article
Cases:
Richter v Walton (Unreported, CA 40309/93, 15 July 1993, NSW Court ofAppeal, Kirby, Priestly, O'Keefe JJ) ; Sibbald v O'Reilly (Unreported, 6240/94, 28 March 1995 NSW District Court,Robison J) ;
Month:
April


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