Keywords:
1. Introduction -- 2. The Australian legal system -- 3. Allied health professions, professionalism, ethics and law -- 4. The health service delivery in context -- 5. Occupational regulation of health practitioners in Australia -- 6. Decision-making and consent -- 7. Confidentiality, privacy and health information management -- 8. Intervention methods and processes -- 9. Legal risks of unprofessional behaviour -- 10. Reporting own and others' conduct -- 11. Working for others or as a private practitioner? -- 12. Writing reports and giving evidence in court -- 13. Maintaining professional competence