Wednesday, 25 June 2025
Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD unit in Substantive Law
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
Review of Coronial Referrals to Regulators
- An examination of the issues when a medical setting death is reportable to the coroner
- Analysis of the various definitions of medical setting reportable deaths in state and territory Coroners Acts
- An exploration of the offences and penalties that attach to a failure to comply with coronial reporting obligations
- What is contained in Coroner’s Guidelines to assist health practitioners to understand their reporting obligations
Presented by Dr Ada Lim, Barrister, Third Floor, St James Hall Chambers
Chair
Andrew Allan, Partner, HWL Ebsworth; ‘Lawyer of the Year’ for Alternative Dispute Resolution in Canberra 2023 Best Lawyers Australia. ‘Lawyer of the Year’ Insurance Canberra 2022
Presenters
Andrew Allan, Partner, HWL Ebsworth Lawyers
Andrew is a Partner in HWLE Lawyers Canberra office. Andrew is an expert dispute resolution lawyer and works primarily in the context of common law-based insurance schemes and administrative benefit and review schemes. Andrew was recognised as ‘Lawyer of the Year’ for Alternative Dispute Resolution in Canberra in the 2022 edition of Best LawyersTM Australia. He was recognised as ‘Lawyer of the Year’ for Insurance work in Canberra in the 2021 edition. He has also been recognised in the same publication for Government Practice (2017 – 2025), Insurance (2019 – 2025) and Dispute Resolution (2020 - 2025). Andrew’s clients include the Commonwealth Government, the ACT Government, and private insurers (including medical indemnity insurers). Andrew is also an experienced immigration lawyer and assists business sponsors and individuals to obtain Australian visas.
Dr Ada Lim, Barrister, Third Floor, St James Hall Chambers
Prior to coming to the Bar, Ada worked as a medical practitioner for over a decade, as a solicitor in a boutique litigation firm, and as a casual academic and research student in computer science. Ada also holds a private pilot’s license and is working toward her second and third FAI Diamonds in sailplanes. Ada is also a designated aviation medical examiner.
