Government

Question 0

Role of STATE GOVERNMENT

Note. Main providers of public health.

Answer 0

• Public health and hospital services
• Child, adolescent, and family health services
• Home and community care
• Mental health programs
• Women’s health programs
• Inspection, licensing and monitoring of health premise and institution
• Development and training of health workforce via provision, funding
  and regulation of vocational training

Question 1

Role of FEDERAL (COMMONWEALTH) GOVERNMENT

Answer 1

• Provide public health services (pharmaceutical, hospital, medical and
  dental benefits)
• Provide wide range & affordable access to high quality services (as^)
  via Medicare and pharmaceutical benefits scheme
• Responsible for population groups (Abo&TSI, war veterans, etc)
• Financial assistance to any state
• Development and training of workforce via funding and setting
  standard for overseas trained medical professions
• Regulates private health insurance
• Guiding national research and evaluation

Question 2

Role of LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Note. No legislated or constitutional role in health system.

Answer 2

Delivery of health services, e.g.

• Immunisation programs (hep A&B shots at school)
• Aged care services (meals on wheels)
• Providing infrastructure for institutions (land to build hospitals, etc)

Provision of ‘public health type services’

• Water and air pollutant reduction
• Food quality standard enforcement
• Recreation and leisure activities (sporting programs)

Question 3

PRIVATE HEALTH SECTOR

Answer 3

Works by fee-for-service concept.

Question 4

Legal System: COMMON LAW SYSTEM

1) Based on?
2) What does the Judge, Jury, Lawyers do?

Answer 4

1) Based on?
Adversarial approach to resolve disputes. Taking laws that are common to many communal systems of the country and taking them to a national level.

2) What does the ___ do?
Parties present their case and argue the merits before judge and jury.
Judge&Jury:
No active role in investigation of evidence and resolves dispute based on what information is placed before them.
Laywers:
Solely advocate for the party they represent.

Question 5

Legal System: CIVIL LAW SYSTEM

1) Based on?
2) What does the Judge, Jury, Lawyers do?

Answer 5

1) Based on?
Inquisitorial approach to resolve disputes. Note that ‘civil’ means that it is a civil matter rather than a criminal one.

2) What does the ___ do?
Judge&Jury:
Active investigatory roles in seeking evidence
Lawyer:
Assist judge rather than advocating for the party they represent.

Question 6

Legal System: CUSTOMARY LAW SYSTEM

1) Based on?

Answer 6

1) Based on?
A system of laws/rules generated by the customs of a society which is not established by government law-making processes.

Question 7

Sources of Australian Law

Answer 7

1) Legislation
Law recognised by authorities, where the state and federal government pass ‘Acts of Parliament’ such as Commonwealth Health Insurance Act (Medicare) in 1973.

2) Judge-Made Law
Law in Australia is continually developed through doctrine of precedent. i.e: Rules that have applied in past judicial decisions should be followed in future cases that are similar.

3) Indigenous Customary Law
Rules developed over thousands of years of occupation of Australia by Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders.