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Ambulance Service of NSW v Worley; further legal lessons for the emergency services

Author(s) -

Michael Eburn

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

australasian journal of paramedicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.177

H-Index - 15

ISSN - 2202-7270

DOI - 10.33151/ajp.5.2.413

Subject(s) - appeal , ambulance service , service (business) , legal service , medical emergency , emergency medical services , law , political science , business , medicine , marketing

The decision of the Court of Appeal in New South Wales, in Ambulance Service of NSW v Worley, gives insight into legal issues relating to the emergency services, and ambulance services in particular. This article considers the facts that gave rise to this litigation, why the trial judge found that the treating paramedic was negligent and why that decision was overturned by the NSW Court of Appeal. The paper then considers the legal principles that arise from this decision and their importance for ambulance services throughout Australia.

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