Health law in New Zealand / P.D.G. Skegg, Ron Paterson, general editors ; [authors] Joanna Manning, John Dawson, Nicola Peart, Louise Delany, Morag McDowell.

reserved for Hlaw 701

Replaces the earlier work: Medical law in New Zealand / P.D.G. Skegg, Ron Paterson, general editors ; [authors] Joanna Manning, John Dawson, Nicola Peart, Warren Brookbanks. Thomson Brookers, 2006.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

pt. A. Introduction -- 1. Regulation of health care / Ron Paterson -- 2. The Code of Patients' Rights / Ron Paterson -- 3. Access to health care / Ron Paterson -- pt. B. The standard of care -- 4. The required standard of care for treatment / Joanna Manning -- 5. Determining breach of the standard of care / Joanna Manning -- pt. C. Consent -- 6. Consent to treatment : introduction / PDG Skegg -- 7. Capacity to consent to treatment / PDG Skegg -- 8. The duty to inform and legally effective consent / PDG Skegg -- 9. Justifications for treatment without consent / PDG Skegg -- pt. D. Health information -- 10. Health information law : general principles / John Dawson -- 11. Privacy and disclosure of health information / John Dawson -- 12. Common law of confidentiality, privacy and disclosure / John Dawson -- 13. Disclosure of health information in legal proceedings / John Dawson -- pt. E. Mental health and intellectual disability -- 14. The process and criteria for compulsory psychiatric treatment / John Dawson -- 15. Powers, rights and review procedures / John Dawson -- 16. The legal framework for forensic care / John Dawson -- pt. F. The beginning of life -- 17. Alternative means of reproduction / Nicola Peart -- 18. The legal status of life before birth / Nicola Peart -- 19. Prevention and termination of life before birth / Nicola Peart -- pt. G. The end of life -- 20. Medical acts hastening death / P.D.G. Skegg -- 21. Omissions to prolong life / P.D.G. Skegg -- 22. Death / P.D.G. Skegg -- pt. H. Human tissue and coroners -- 23. Human tissue / Nicola Peart -- 24. Coroners / Morag McDowell -- pt. I. Public Health -- 25. Overview of public health law in New Zealand / Louise Delany -- 26. Public health law and people: infectious disease, emergencies, immunisation and screening / Louise Delany -- 27. Public health law and places / Louise Delany -- 28. Public health law and products / Louise Delany -- pt. J. Complaints, investigations, and compensation -- 29. Assessment and investigation of complaints / Ron Paterson -- 30. Professional discipline of health practitioners / Joanna Manning -- 31.Treatment injury / Joanna Manning -- 32. Civil proceedings in personal injury cases / Joanna Manning -- Appendix. Code of Patients' Rights (annotated).