New Australian governance faces old legal impediments.
This article provides a critique of the controlling legal paradigm in Australia from related scientific and quality management perspectives. It shows key legal requirements are prescientific and hinder attainment of community health and sustainable development goals. It discusses regional arrangements which appear necessary to achieve national aims and the potential of a duty of care regulatory approach, in which dispute resolution is conceptualised as community service, like health or education provision.
O'Donnell
Carol
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School of Behavioural and Community Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Sydney University, East Street, Lidcombe, Sydney, NSW 2141, Australia. C.Odonnell@fhs.usyd.edu.au
D001315:Australia; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000592:standards; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D034462:Dissent and Disputes; D006801:Humans; D007883:Legislation, Medical; D013222:State Medicine / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*