Chccs502c Law And Ethics

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The aim of Australia’s family law while responding the ever changing values of society, is to achieve justice in any activity it undertakes. The success of this is valued and determined by whether any significant action has been taken as a result, and what the effects of such actions are on improving the situations of all parties involved. The effectiveness of family law on changing values cannot be determined when regarded as a whole. However, when broken down into certain values, such as in the topic of best interest of the child during separation and the issue of surrogacy, it can be seen that Australia’s family laws are not effective in levelling with the community’s changing values.

This highlights the Australian legal systems effectiveness in protecting and recognising the changing nature of the family evident in de facto relationships. It could also be said that through the 2008 Family Law Act amendment the Australian Legal system is thinking of the future in ensuring that De Facto Relationships are being treated equally and are free from discrimination amongst society and the courts.

Societies changing social values towards the notion of ‘family’ has resulted in the legal system attempting to reform the law to reflect these changes. A family is defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics as ‘two or more persons living in the same household related to each other by blood, marriage, de facto, fostering or adoption’. Within the various types of family relationships, varying differences can cause breakdowns. Due to the range family types that exist today, relationship breakdowns have become complex. The legal system aims to provide a fair and equitable outcome, with the aim to achieve justice for all those involved, despite the challenge of conflicting interest of parties.

(L. Young, G. Monahan, A. Sifris, R. Carrol, Family law in Australia and Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) c

Law reform has been rather effective in catering to contemporary issues concerning family members in a equal and accessible way. Although, the effectiveness of law reform relating to family members has been slow to develop, the current quality of family law, which is guided by the means of the 1975 Family Law Act (FLA) has been affecting justice for family members. The effectiveness of family law has changed a lot over time. The legislation that has been changed to ensure the effectiveness of the family law system includes the reform of the family laws Property (Relationships) Legislation Amendment Act 1999 (NSW), Family Provision Act 1982 (NSW) (now replaced by the Succession Act 2006 (NSW), Family Law Amendment (Shared Parental Responsibility)

On the 11th of June, 1996, the Family Law Reform Act 1995 came into effect amending certain sections of the Family Law Act 1975, in particular, those relating to the care of children involved in divorce situations. The object of these amendments, according to the new act, was to ensure two things. Firstly, "that the children may receive adequate and proper parenting to help them achieve their full potential," and secondly, "to ensure that parents fulfil their duties, and meet their responsibilities, concerning the care, welfare and development of their children." These recent amendments are clearly a positive step forward for family law because the law has

Nurses play a vital role in safe and effective pain management to optimise patients’ outcomes and to reduce pain-associated complications within the legal and ethical framework (Atkins, Britton & De Lacey 2011; Glowacki 2015). This paper will apply clinical reason cycle as a framework to approach an immediate postoperative case, discussing its legal and ethical issues that arise by the actions of two nurses regarding pain assessment and morphine administration, and offer a possible approach to reduce the risks of opioid intoxication.

I am doing my clinical internship in a Hospital when I overhear the doctor and nurse discussing the condition of a newborn who has been affected by her mother’s use of drugs. The aunt of the baby is my best friend. I am now faced with the biggest dilemma in my life that comes with legal, ethical, and moral issues due to the situation. Although, she’s my best friend and I know what I should do I am bound to follow HIPAA regulations. I believe since she is my best friend I should tell her whats going on with the baby and her conditions.

The Privacy Act regulates how personal information is handled. Such information; individuals name, telephone number, medical records, bank account details, signature, date of birth, address and health records. It gives you power over the way your individual information is handled and the Act allows you to; know why your individual information is being composed; or how it will be used and who will be able to access it, ask for access to your information (as well as health information), If the information is incorrect, ask for it to be corrected and to have the option of not identifying yourself.

“Law and Bioethics” gave me an opportunity to explore contemporary and classical bioethical dilemmas in the context of American law. Each class focused on a different bioethical issue and its corresponding Federal and Michigan State laws. Many of our classroom explorations examined bioethical issues that mandate a specific legal course of action or protocol; however, these laws and protocols often present with limitations on patient care. Each of our individual classroom discussions left an impression on me and my view of medicine in concordance with the law. Of our many discussions and debates, one truly captured my attention: the ethical and legal issues of treating chronic illnesses. This paper aims to revisit the class discussions and

The Family law Amendment (De Facto Financial Matters and Other Measures) Act 2008 has the effect of treating the de-facto relationship of Lisa and Elliot as one of a married couple. This legislation is controversial and due to a number of criticisms may not be the best approach in terms of policy. There are other was to address the division of assets and maintenance between de-facto couples that may be more appropriate for couples in similar childless de facto situations. This paper will discuss the reasoning for the treatment of de facto relationships as those of married partnerships and analyse whether it is pertinent to impose such strong legal consequences on the separation of couples that has not made a legally lifelong commitment to one another.

Donating to the social welfare of society is crucial as individuals should not enact unethical behaviors that are destructive to others or society. To cheat [someone] for the benefit of anyone [others] is not an ethical or “right”

A lot of challenges are encountered and requires considerations when dealing with ethical and legal issues in our “Education System”. Cooper and Schindler (2011) defined ethics as “norms or standards of behavior that guide moral choice about our behavior and relationship with others” (p. 49). Also Sileo, Sileo & Pierce (2008) defined ethics as a “system of moral principles and values that relates to individual behavior, a class of human actions, or a specific professional group” (p. 44). However, this relates ethics to be a reciprocal process that communicates the professional roles and responsibilities of individuals. Notably, in every profession or business, there are basic ethical and legal standards that are exhibited. These are: “confidentiality, misrepresentation of results, deceiving people, using invoicing irregularities, avoiding legal liability” (Antle & Regehr, 2003, p. 136).

The Family Law Act 1975 (cth) defines divorce as ‘the termination of a marriage otherwise than by the death of a party to the marriage.’ The concept of divorce and marriage has dramatically altered as the values and beliefs of society has changed, starting with the abolishment of the fault divorce system in 1975, to the creation of online divorce kits by the Federal Magistrates Courts in 2004. While prior to the Family Law Act 1975 (cth), divorce could be considered too difficult to attain, today it is considered too easy to divorce. However, the process of marriage is seen as overcomplicated, requiring multiple prerequisites to be considered legal. When compared to the relatively difficult process of marriage, divorce can be considered too easy to attain, as a result impacting the lives of unhappily married couples and their families throughout Australia.