Health­care is one of the largest sec­tors of the Aus­tralian econ­o­my and the coun­try’s biggest employ­er, mak­ing up around 13 per cent of the work­ing population.

We assist our clients across the full spec­trum of the health­care and allied health­care sec­tor. In Aus­tralia, the sec­tor is a com­pre­hen­sive sys­tem that includes both pub­lic and pri­vate operators. 

Our clients include, pri­vate hos­pi­tals, clin­ics, prac­ti­tion­ers and spe­cial­ists. This sec­tor is defined by crit­i­cal ser­vices and indus­tries that pro­mote, main­tain, mon­i­tor, and restore health to indi­vid­u­als and com­mu­ni­ties. We there­fore recog­nise the mar­ket pres­sures affect­ing this sec­tor includ­ing the com­plex reg­u­la­to­ry and fund­ing envi­ron­ment, the chal­lenges of main­tain­ing clin­i­cal stan­dards, work­force and employ­ment pres­sures, and com­pe­ti­tion issues.

Our exper­tise extend to the full range of cor­po­rate, com­mer­cial, employ­ment and prop­er­ty and devel­op­ment aspects with­in the health and allied health­care sec­tor. Our expe­ri­ence encom­pass­es a wide range of hos­pi­tals, pri­vate prac­tices, com­mu­ni­ty health cen­tres, and pri­vate practices. 

Clients in this space include:

  • Pri­vate hospitals
  • Phar­ma­cies
  • Diag­nos­tic professionals
  • Occu­pa­tion­al therapists
  • Phys­io­ther­a­pists 
  • Psy­chol­o­gists
  • Den­tists
  • Pri­vate clinics
  • Vet­eri­nar­i­ans

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No mat­ter how rou­tine or com­plex the busi­ness issues you face, Mer­i­tas’ net­work of law firms is with you every step of the way. Mar­ket-lead­ing firms offer a full range of legal ser­vices, which enable you to do busi­ness any­where. Wise coun­sel and prac­ti­cal solu­tions are just a phone call or e‑mail away. Dis­cov­er the breadth and depth of the prac­tice and indus­try sec­tor capa­bil­i­ties avail­able to you through Meritas.

Publications

Dis­missal for Dissent?

The recent unfair dis­missal deci­sion of the Fair Work Com­mis­sion, Shaun Turn­er v Dare­bin City Coun­cil [2025] FWC 1763, in which Deputy…

Con­struc­tion con­tract time­frames and their inter­ac­tion with the NSW Secu­ri­ty of Pay­ment legislation.

Mark Glynn, Con­struc­tion Part­ner at Swaab con­sid­ers the recent deci­sion of Shar­vain Facades Pty Ltd (Admin­is­tra­tors Appoint­ed) v Roberts Co (NSW)…

10 Tips For Stra­ta Reme­di­al Con­struc­tion Contracts

Are you won­der­ing why your stra­ta work to repair or main­tain your stra­ta build­ing is over bud­get, rid­dled with delays…

In the News

Press Release | New Senior Asso­ciate Appoint­ment — Joshua Bernie

With more than 10 years’ expe­ri­ence in stra­ta and con­struc­tion dis­pute res­o­lu­tion across Aus­tralia and the UK, Joshua brings with him…

Press Release | We are pleased to announce five senior pro­mo­tions in key prac­tice areas of the firm effec­tive, 1 July 2025

Con­grat­u­la­tions:Maris­sa Arag­o­na — AssociateRamesh Chamala — AssociateAaron Boz — AssociateWilliam Clement — Senior AssociateKel­lie Van Mun­ster — Spe­cial Counsel “I am per­son­al­ly delight­ed…

Michael Byrnes quot­ed in the arti­cle, “‘Creep­ing’ unfair dis­missal thresh­old will increase to $183k on 1 July”, pub­lished in HR Leader on 27 June 2025

Michael Byrnes quot­ed in the arti­cle, “‘Creep­ing’ unfair dis­missal thresh­old will increase to $183k on 1 July”, pub­lished in HR Leader…