Four areas make up the Legal medicine, known as Medico Legal.

• Civil Legal Medicine
• Forensic Legal Medicine
• Medical Ethics
• Medical Practice affected by statute law i.e., Health Insurance Act, Trade Practices Act

Some states have a Medico Legal Society's, and all states have professional specialists practicing Medico Law, as well as Australian Colleges dedicated to legal and ethical medical training.

• Queensland Home (medico-legal.com.au)
• New South Wales Welcome to the Medico-Legal Society of NSW Inc. - The Medico-Legal Society of NSW Inc. (medicolegal.org.au)
• Victoria The Medico-Legal Society of Victoria – Promoting medico-legal knowledge and the fostering of professional and collegiate scholarship since 1931 (mlsv.org.au)