1. There are Commonwealth, state and territory laws and Acts that govern the services and procedures you and employers carry out.

Complete the following table by placing each Law/ACT from the A list next to its matching terminology in the B list.

A list

Disability discrimination Act 1992	Criminal Code Act 1995
Health Legislation for poisons and medications.	Privacy Act 1988
Health Records Act 2001	Aged Care Act 1997
Mental health legislation	Carer Recognition Act 2010
Work health and safety Act 2011	Children and young people legislation enacted in each state/territory
Working with children legislation as enforced in each State or Territory	Equal employment opportunity
Health Practitioner regulation Law Act	Anti-discrimination legislation

B list

Commonwealth, state or territory laws or Acts	Action
	This Act aims to improve recognition and awareness of the carers role in providing care and support to people with disability, medical conditions, mental illness or who are frail aged.
	Incorporates the human, legal, civil, and personal rights of the older person.
	The government makes rules as to what constitutes minimum levels of acceptable behaviour in society and seeks to enforce these rules through the police. Some examples of major criminal offences that can apply to nursing practice are murder, manslaughter, criminal assault and criminal negligence.
	To protect health care workers and clients from harm by eliminating or minimising risk.
	A framework to protect the privacy of individuals' health information. It regulates the collection and handling of health information.
	The Commonwealth, each state and territory provides legislation to cover the control, supply, labelling, packaging of poisons and therapeutic goods. Including, specific responsibilities for the nurse administration medications.

Commonwealth, state or territory laws or Acts	Action
	Promotes and protects the privacy of an individual plus regulates the handling of personal information about individuals.
	The object of this Act is to establish a national registration and accreditation scheme for the regulation of health practitioners; and the registration of students undertaking programs of study that provide a qualification for registration in a health profession; or clinical training in a health profession.
	An Act that protects people with disability from discrimination and make sure they are afforded the same opportunities.
	Each State and territory uses legislation to protect children and young people from harm and aims to provide a shared agenda in the child and young people issues.
	To provide people with a legal right of equality regardless of race, religious views, sex and all other types of discrimination.
	Relates to checks to everyone working with children to protect and promote the safety and well-being of children
	Provides every individual with an opportunity to equal access to employment opportunities based on merit.
	Provides and supports people with mental health illness to participate in treatment decisions and have their views and preferences considered and respected.