Tuesday, Apr 29, 2014 at 00:56
All states and territories in Australia now have versions of the 'Good Samaritan Laws' in place, which cover people who come to the aid of anybody in danger of injury, perform cpr etc.
NB - I have no legal training, just 'common knowledge' :)
ACT: Civil Law (wrongs) Act 2002
NSW: Civil Liability Act 2002
NT: Personal Injuries (Liabilities and Damages) Act 2003
QLD: Civil Liability Act 2003
QLD: Law Reform Act 1995*
SA: Civil Liability Act 1936 †
TAS : Civil Liability Act 2002
VIC: Wrongs Act 1958
WA: Civil Liability Act 2002
* At section 16 of this Act, legal liability shall not attach to a health care professional or other person in respect of an act or omission in the course of rendering medical care, aid or assistance to an injured person in circumstances of emergency if the following apply: (1) the act is done or omitted in good faith and without gross negligence and (2) the
services are performed without fee or reward or expectation of fee or reward.
† Section 74 of the Civil Liability Act 1936 refers to a good Samaritan as being a “medically qualified” person, which includes a registered medical practitioner, an ambulance officer or someone who works in a recognised paramedical capacity, as
well as a person who has “professional qualifications in some field of health care that is statutorily recognised
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