Moritz Dominique
Lecturer in Law, University of the Sunshine Coast, Law School.
J Law Med. 2018 Apr;25(3):765-781.
Australian paramedics have always been regulated as an occupation despite a significant regulatory evolution occurring in their discipline. Paramedics have progressed from stretcher-bearers, ambulance drivers, ambulance officers and finally to paramedics. However, as the paramedic discipline evolved, paramedicine's regulatory framework remained self-regulatory through employer governance which does not reflect the professionalised role of paramedics in society. The final step in securing professional regulation for paramedics is co-regulation under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act 2009. Due to recent legislative amendments, paramedics will become a registered health profession in 2018. This article details the regulatory evolution of paramedic practice in Australia and how paramedicine has evolved beyond the current employer-based regulation to professional health practitioner regulation warranting a statutory framework of governance.
尽管澳大利亚护理人员行业的监管发生了重大演变，但护理人员一直作为一种职业受到监管。护理人员的角色从担架搬运工、救护车司机、救护官员，最终发展到护理人员。然而，随着护理人员行业的发展，护理医学的监管框架通过雇主治理仍保持自我监管，这并未反映出护理人员在社会中的专业化角色。为护理人员确保专业监管的最后一步是根据2009年《健康从业者监管国家法》进行共同监管。由于最近的立法修正案，护理人员将于2018年成为注册健康职业。本文详细介绍了澳大利亚护理人员实践的监管演变，以及护理医学如何从当前基于雇主的监管发展到需要法定治理框架的专业健康从业者监管。
