erk a patient advocacy question.....have none of my texts on hand but I'm sure if you got in contact with the local hospital's Patient Advocate Officer tomorrow they'd be able to point you in exactly the right direction. Also look up the Nurses Registration Board....there should be info on your practice requirements there to guide you.

Some of the legislation will be
The Privacy Act
The Crimes Act
Your relevant nursing act/regulation in Qld...ours is different I think