Journal article
The regulatory evolution of paramedic practice in Australia
Journal of Law and Medicine, Vol.25(3), pp.765-781
2018
Abstract
Australian paramedics have always been regulated as an occupation despite a significant regulatory evolution occurring in their discipline. Paramedics have progressed from stretcher-bearers, ambulance drivers, ambulance officers and finally to paramedics. However, as the paramedic discipline evolved, paramedicine's regulatory framework remained self-regulatory through employer governance which does not reflect the professionalised role of paramedics in society. The final step in securing professional regulation for paramedics is co-regulation under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act 2009. Due to recent legislative amendments, paramedics will become a registered health profession in 2018. This article details the regulatory evolution of paramedic practice in Australia and how paramedicine has evolved beyond the current employer-based regulation to professional health practitioner regulation warranting a statutory framework of governance.
Details
- Title
- The regulatory evolution of paramedic practice in Australia
- Authors
- Dominique Moritz (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts, Business and Law
- Publication details
- Journal of Law and Medicine, Vol.25(3), pp.765-781
- Publisher
- Lawbook Co.
- Date published
- 2018
- ISSN
- 1320-159X; 1320-159X
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Law and Society; Sexual Violence Research and Prevention Unit; School of Law and Criminology - Legacy
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99451410102621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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