Hazel wrote:
Precisely Paul. There is no discretion and there is good public reasons for that. The law can’t envisage all the situations it will be applied to. We know ourselves what an unusual situation this is, what an unusually good doctor James is, and what an unusual health peer support and advice forum this is. That the TGA regs captures that is unfortunate, not incompetent or sinister. Complainants are a different matter.
The reason they have strict liability is to avoid any wrangling and to create a situation that is clear to everyone in it- no defence. Sounds terrible, but think in terms of workplace safety: too bad if the boss wasn’t there, if they told their worker not to do something- if something happens, it is still the bosses fault because something has happened so they must not have done enough. No argument, no buck passing.
In other scenarios it is what we mostly want the law to achieve. No High Court Judge can get off drink driving any more by saying they were called to an emergency, because it is strict liability – alcohol in breath, driving- there is no more to the story no matter who you are.
In fact, the TGA are exercising the only discretion they have, which is to give a warning/time period for compliance.
I wholeheartedly disagree. Every case should be judged on its own merits. Governments are great at ‘one size fits all’ , but any engineer knows the fallacy in that way of thinking. In the US they now want to remove urinals in the mens room out of fear of ‘discrimination’ Puhleeese…..
“….that the TGA regs captures that is unfortunate, not incompetent……..” So, knowing it’s wrong, but doing it anyways is ‘the best way’? Unacceptable in my book.
splitdog@roadrunner.com
Genotype 3
VL 4,100,000
ALT 101 AST 71
Treatment Naive
Started Sof/Dac Jan 12, 2016
VL= <15 4 weeks in. AST/ALT normal.
VL=UNDETECTED 8 weeks in.
SVR4= Virus back. 3,300,000
Started generic Epclusa Sep. 23, 2017
4 weeks in <15 *Detected.
12 weeks in <15 *Not Detected.
16 weeks in <15 *Not Detected.
Finished 24 weeks treatment 3-17-18
SVR5 <15 Not Detected.
SVR 20 <15 Not Detected.
SVR 44 <15 Not Detected.
Thank you Jesus.
Thank you Dr. James
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