Danuta Mendelson

Deakin University, Geelong, Australia - Deakin Law School

Professor, Chair in Law (Research)

221 Burwood Highway

Burwood

Burwood, Victoria 3125, Victoria 3125

Australia

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Scholarly Papers (37)

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Health Privacy and Confidentiality

Health Privacy and Confidentiality, Chapter 23, in Tensions and Traumas in Health Law, I Freckelton and & K Petersen (Eds) (2017) Sydney: Federation Press, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 14 Apr 2017
Danuta Mendelson and Gabrielle Wolf
Deakin University, Geelong, Australia - Deakin Law School and Deakin University, Geelong, Australia - Deakin Law School
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patients, confidentiality, electronic health records, Big Data, assymetry of power,

Health Privacy and Confidentiality

Tensions and Traumas in Health Law, I Freckelton and & K Petersen (Eds) (2017) Sydney: Federation Press, Forthcoming, Deakin Law School Research Paper No. 17-16
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 11 Aug 2017
Danuta Mendelson and Gabrielle Wolf
Deakin University, Geelong, Australia - Deakin Law School and Deakin University, Geelong, Australia - Deakin Law School
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Medical Confidentiality and Patient Privacy

Chaper 9 in B White, F McDonald & L Willmott (Eds), Health Law in Australia, 3nd Edition, (2018 Thomson Reuters)
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 18 May 2018
Danuta Mendelson, Anne Rees and Gabrielle Wolf
Deakin University, Geelong, Australia - Deakin Law School, Independent and Deakin University, Geelong, Australia - Deakin Law School
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confidentiality, privacy, legislation, common law, national electronic health records system

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'My [Electronic] Health Record' – Cui Bono (for Whose Benefit)?

(2016) 24 Journal of Law and Medicine
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 07 Dec 2016
Danuta Mendelson and Gabrielle Wolf
Deakin University, Geelong, Australia - Deakin Law School and Deakin University, Geelong, Australia - Deakin Law School
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electronic health records system, privacy, Big Data, surveillance, control

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Minors’ Decision-Making Capacity to Refuse Life-Saving and Life-Sustaining Treatment: Legal and Psychiatric Perspectives

Mendelson D & Heywood I, ‘Minors’ Decision-Making Capacity to Refuse Life-Saving and Life-Sustaining Treatment: Legal and Psychiatric Perspectives’ (2014) 21 Journal of Law and Medicine 762-772
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 14 Aug 2014
Danuta Mendelson and Ian Heywood
Deakin University, Geelong, Australia - Deakin Law School and Independent
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minors, assissted suicide, capacity, withdrawal of treatment

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Voluntary Assisted Dying Legislation in Victoria: What Can We Learn from the Netherlands Experience?

(2017) 25 Journal of Law and Medicine , Deakin Law School Research Paper No. 17-31
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 14 Oct 2017 Last Revised: 09 Jun 2018
Danuta Mendelson
Deakin University, Geelong, Australia - Deakin Law School
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voluntary assisted dying; assisted suicide; euthanasia; the Netherlands; age threshold; decision-making capacity

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The European Union General Data Protection Regulation (EU 2016/679) and the Australian My Health Record Scheme – A Comparative Study of Consent to Data Processing Provisions

Mendelson D, “The European Union General Data Protection Regulation (Eu 2016/679) and The Australian My Health Record Scheme – A Comparative Study of Consent to Data Processing Provisions” (2018) 26 Journal of Law and Medicine 23-38
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 16 Aug 2018 Last Revised: 04 Dec 2018
Danuta Mendelson
Deakin University, Geelong, Australia - Deakin Law School
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consent, GDPR, My Health Record, patients, data subjects, electronic health records systems

Legal Implications of Personal Protective Equipment Use When Treating Patients for COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2)

Number of pages: 8 Posted: 18 Aug 2020
Swinburne University of Technology, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia - Deakin Law School, Director of the Evidence-Based Sentencing and Criminal Justice Project, Swinburne University Law School and Queensland Children's Hospital
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CoVID-19; Personal Protective Equipment (PPE); healthcare workers; Hospitals' duty of care; employees; standard of care

Legal Implications of Personal Protective Equipment Use When Treating Patients for COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2)

Danuta Mendelson, Michael Keane, Mirko Bagaric, at al, "Legal Implications of Personal Protective Equipment Use When Treating Patients for COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2)" (2020) 28 Journal of Law and Medicine
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 13 Aug 2020
Deakin University, Geelong, Australia - Deakin Law School, Swinburne University of Technology, Director of the Evidence-Based Sentencing and Criminal Justice Project, Swinburne University Law School and Queensland Children's Hospital
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COVID-19, pandemic, Personal Protection Equipment (PPE); front-line health personnel, duty of care, standard of care, employer liability

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Regulation of Big Data: Perspectives on Strategy, Policy, Law and Privacy

Health and Technology (2017) DOI 10.1007/s12553-017-0190-6, Deakin Law School Research Paper No. 17-22
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 25 Mar 2020
La Trobe Law School, La Trobe Law School, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia - Deakin Law School and La Trobe University - School of Law
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Big Data, Linked Data, Regulation Law, Data Protection, Privacy

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Disciplinary Proceedings Against Doctors Who Abuse Controlled Substances

Journal of Law and Medicine, Vol 23, 2015, Deakin Law School Research Paper No. 15-06
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 30 Sep 2015 Last Revised: 28 Oct 2015
Danuta Mendelson
Deakin University, Geelong, Australia - Deakin Law School
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physicians, self-abuse, addiction, disciplinary tribunals, proportionality test, opiods

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Legal and Psychiatric Aspects of Malingering

Journal of Law and Medicine, Vol. 1, pp. 28-34, July 1993
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 15 Oct 2014
George Mendelson and Danuta Mendelson
Monash University and Deakin University, Geelong, Australia - Deakin Law School
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Mental Health Legislation (Civil) in Australia and China: A Comparative Perspective

(2016) 23 Journal of Law and Medicine 762
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 08 Nov 2016
Danuta Mendelson and Nuannuan Lin
Deakin University, Geelong, Australia - Deakin Law School and Fudan Law School, Fudan University
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mental health, legislation, China, Australia, admission, diagnosis, treatment, discharge

Mental Health Legislation (Civil) in Australia and China: A Comparative Perspective

(2016) 23 Journal of Law and Medicine 762, Deakin Law School Research Paper No. 16-39
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 13 Oct 2016
Danuta Mendelson and Nuannuan Lin
Deakin University, Geelong, Australia - Deakin Law School and Fudan Law School, Fudan University
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Legal Protections for Personal Health Information in the Age of Big Data – A Proposal for Regulatory Framework

(2017) Ethics, Public Health and Medicine/Éthique, Médecine et Politiques Publiques vol 4, Deakin Law School Research Paper No. 17-19
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 13 Feb 2017 Last Revised: 04 Sep 2017
Danuta Mendelson and David Mendelson
Deakin University, Geelong, Australia - Deakin Law School and SYPAQ Systems Pty Ltd
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health data, privacy by design, Big Data, datafication, legislation, EU, US, UK, algorithms

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Disciplinary Proceedings for Inappropriate Prescription of Opioid Medications by Medical Practitioners in Australia (2010-2014)

(2014) 22 Journal of Law and Medicine 255-279
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 22 Dec 2014
Danuta Mendelson
Deakin University, Geelong, Australia - Deakin Law School
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doctors, disciplinary proceedings, opioids, punishment, deterrence; non-judicial tribunals

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The Duchess of Kingston's Case, the Ruling of Lord Mansfield and Duty of Medical Confidentiality in Court

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry 35 (2012) 480–489
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 11 Oct 2014
Danuta Mendelson
Deakin University, Geelong, Australia - Deakin Law School
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duty of confidentiality, Duchess if Kingston, Lord Mansfield

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Devaluation of a Constitutional Guarantee: The History of Section 51 (xxiiiA) of the Commonwealth Constitution

Melbourne Univeristy Law Review, Vol. 23, No. 308, 1999
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 15 Oct 2014
Danuta Mendelson
Deakin University, Geelong, Australia - Deakin Law School
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The Medical Duty of Confidentiality in the Hippocratic Tradition and Jewish Medical Ethics

Journal of Law and Medicine, Vol. 5, February 1998
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 14 Oct 2014
Danuta Mendelson
Deakin University, Geelong, Australia - Deakin Law School
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Confidentiality, Jewish Law; Medical Ethics

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From Expert Witness to Defendant: Abolition of Expert Witness Protection and Its Implications

20 Journal of Law and Medicine (2012)
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 11 Oct 2014
Danuta Mendelson
Deakin University, Geelong, Australia - Deakin Law School
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medical expert witness, liability in negligence

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Travels of a Medical Record and the Myth of Privacy

11 Journal of Law and Medicine (2003)
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 12 Oct 2014
Danuta Mendelson
Deakin University, Geelong, Australia - Deakin Law School
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Medical Records, Privacy, Confidentiality, Disclosure

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Regulation of Big Data: Perspectives on Strategy, Policy, Law and Privacy’

Health and Technology, 1-15, La Trobe Law School - Law & Justice Research Paper Series Paper No. 1712
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 13 Sep 2017 Last Revised: 27 Nov 2017
La Trobe Law School, La Trobe Law School, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia - Deakin Law School and La Trobe University - School of Law
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The Interface of the Civil and Criminal Law of Suicide at Common Law (1194-1845)

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry 36 (2013) 343-349
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 15 Oct 2014
Danuta Mendelson and Ian Freckelton
Deakin University, Geelong, Australia - Deakin Law School and University of Melbourne
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Decriminalisation of Abortion Performed by Qualified Health Practitioners Under the Abortion Law Reform Act 2008 (Vic)

(2012) 19 JLM 651
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 11 Oct 2014
Danuta Mendelson
Deakin University, Geelong, Australia - Deakin Law School
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abortion, reform, decriminalisation; cinil regulatory regime

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Assisted Suicide Through the Prism of the Right to Life

Mendelson, D., & Bagaric, M., Assisted suicide through the prism of the right to life, International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, (2013)
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 15 Oct 2014
Danuta Mendelson and Mirko Bagaric
Deakin University, Geelong, Australia - Deakin Law School and Director of the Evidence-Based Sentencing and Criminal Justice Project, Swinburne University Law School
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Historical Evolution and Modern Implications of Concepts of Consent to, and Refusal of, Medical Treatment in the Law of Trespass

Danuta Mendelson Ph.D., LL.M. (1996) Historical evolution and modern implications of concepts of consent to, and refusal of, medical treatment in the law of trespass, Journal of Legal Medicine, 17:1, 1-71, DOI: 10.1080/01947649609510999
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 14 Oct 2014 Last Revised: 21 Jun 2017
Danuta Mendelson
Deakin University, Geelong, Australia - Deakin Law School
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Disciplinary Powers of Medical Practice Boards and the Rule of Law

Journal of Law and Medicine, Volume 8, pp. 142-152, November 2000
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 15 Oct 2014
Danuta Mendelson
Deakin University, Geelong, Australia - Deakin Law School
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The Expert Deposes, but the Court Disposes: The Concept of Malingering and the Function of a Medical Expert Witness in the Forensic Process

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, Vol. 18, No. 4, pp. 425-436, 1995
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 17 Oct 2014
Danuta Mendelson
Deakin University, Geelong, Australia - Deakin Law School
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A Linked Democracy Approach for Regulating Public Health Data

Health and Technology (2017), DOI: 10.1007/s12553-017-0191-5, Deakin Law School Research Paper No. 17-26
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 21 Jun 2017 Last Revised: 27 Sep 2017
Pompeu Casanovas, Danuta Mendelson and Marta Poblet
La Trobe Law School, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia - Deakin Law School and RMIT University
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Linked democracy, privacy by design, meta-rule of law, electronic health records, web of data, identity

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Legal Issues: Operation of Guardianship Laws in the Emergency Ward

(2011) 19 JLM 13
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 14 Oct 2014
Danuta Mendelson
Deakin University, Geelong, Australia - Deakin Law School
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Guardianship, consent, life-saving treatment, capacity

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The My Health Record System: Potential to Undermine the Paradigm of Patient Confidentiality?

University of New South Wales Law Journal, Vol. 42, No. 2, 2019
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 17 Sep 2019 Last Revised: 19 Sep 2019
Gabrielle Wolf and Danuta Mendelson
Deakin University, Geelong, Australia - Deakin Law School and Deakin University, Geelong, Australia - Deakin Law School
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Health records, electronic health records, My Health Record system, privacy, confidentiality

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Substituted Consent: From Lunatics to Corpses

(2007) 14 JLM 449
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 15 Oct 2014
Danuta Mendelson
Deakin University, Geelong, Australia - Deakin Law School
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Prevention of Suicide: Police Powers, Parliamentary Intent and Judicial Interpretation

16 Journal of Law and Medicine (2009)
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 12 Oct 2014
Danuta Mendelson
Deakin University, Geelong, Australia - Deakin Law School
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Police, duty of care, suicide, autonomy

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Roman Concept of Mental Capacity to Make End-of-Life Decisions

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry 30 (2007) 201–212
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 12 Oct 2014
Danuta Mendelson
Deakin University, Geelong, Australia - Deakin Law School
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Suicied, Roman Law, Pliny's Letters, decisional competence

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Opioid Regulation: Time to Reconsider the Nomenclature and Approach

Number of pages: 12 Posted: 15 Oct 2014
Danuta Mendelson
Deakin University, Geelong, Australia - Deakin Law School
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Healthcare Identifiers Legislation: A Whiff of Fourberie

(2010) 17 JLM 660
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 15 Oct 2014
Danuta Mendelson
Deakin University, Geelong, Australia - Deakin Law School
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English Medical Experts and the Claims for Shock Occasioned by Railway Collisions in the 1860s Issues of Law, Ethics, and Medicine

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 25 (2002) 303–329
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 12 Oct 2014
Danuta Mendelson
Deakin University, Geelong, Australia - Deakin Law School
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expert witness, history, railway collisions, compensation

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Medico-Legal Aspects of the 'Right to Die' Legislation in Australia

Melbourne Univeristy Law Review, Vol. 19, p. 112, 1993-1994
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 24 Aug 2014
Danuta Mendelson
Deakin University, Geelong, Australia - Deakin Law School
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right to die legislation, sound mind, patient-doctor relationship, refusal of treatment

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Methods of Ascertainment of Personal Damage in Australia

In: S.D. Ferrara et al. (eds.), Personal Injury and Damage Ascertainment Under Civil Law, Springer International, 2016, pages 467-504 (Chapter 25)
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 01 Jun 2017
George Mendelson and Danuta Mendelson
Monash University, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, School of Clinical Sciences, Department of Psychiatry and Deakin University, Geelong, Australia - Deakin Law School
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personal injury, quantum of damage, Australia

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A Comparative Study of the Law of Palliative Care and End-of-Life Treatment

Washington & Lee Public Law Research Paper No. 03-21
Posted: 25 Nov 2003 Last Revised: 14 Oct 2015
Timothy Stoltzfus Jost and Danuta Mendelson
Washington and Lee University - School of Law and Deakin University, Geelong, Australia - Deakin Law School

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