Usefulness of Austroads' fitness-to-drive guidelines: Lessons from the Gillett case

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 190, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 503-505

  Beran, Roy G ^a   Gerber, Paul ^b   Devereux, John A ^c  

^a Ctr for Perinatal Health Serv Res   (Australia)

^b University of Queensland ^*

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE;

DRIVER LICENCE; DRIVING ABILITY; EPILEPSY; EXPERT WITNESS; HUMAN; LEGAL PROCEDURE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; NOCTURNAL SEIZURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEIZURE; SHORT SURVEY; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC SAFETY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAR DRIVING; DISABLED PERSON; FITNESS; HEALTH STATUS; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEGAL ASPECT; LEGAL LIABILITY; LICENSING; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARD;

AUSTRALIA; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; DISABLED PERSONS; EPILEPSY; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIABILITY, LEGAL; LICENSURE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 67649183082     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2009.tb02529.x     Document Type: Short Survey

References (4)

1. Austroads. Assessing fitness to drive. 3rd ed. Sydney: Austroads, 2003. http://www.austroads.com.au/cms/AFTD%20web%20Aug%202006.pdf (accessed Feb 2009).
2. R v Gillett (unreported judgment).
3. Gillett v The Queen [2006] NSWCCA 370.
4. W v Egdell [1990] 1 All ER 835.