Quach v Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency [2021] FCA 313

Federal Court of Australia

Quach v Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency [2021] FCA 313 File number: ACD 47 of 2020

Judgment of: ABRAHAM J

Date of judgment: 31 March 2021

Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application for summary dismissal – whether applicant has no reasonable prospect of successfully prosecuting the proceeding – application for pleadings to be struck out – application for summary dismissal granted

Legislation: Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) ss 4G, 13 Criminal Code 1995 (Cth) ss 123.1, 150.1, 150.5 Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1983 (Cth) s 9(5) Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) ss 31A, 23B Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) rr 16.21, 26.01 Federal Court (Criminal Proceedings) Rules 2016 (Cth) sch 1 Health Care Complaints Act 1993 (NSW) Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act 2009 (NSW) Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) s 69(1)

Cases cited: Annetts v McCann [1990] HCA 57; (1990) 170 CLR 596 Chandrasekaran v Commonwealth of Australia (No 3) [2020] FCA 1629 Colgate-Palmolive Company v Cussons Pty Limited [1993] FCA 801; (1993) 46 FCR 225 Gedeon v Commissioner of NSW Crime Commission [2008] HCA 43; (2008) 236 CLR 120 Health Care Complaints Commission v Quach [2015] NSWCATOD 2 Health Care Complaints Commission v Quach (No 2) [2015] NSWCATOD 32 Kowalski v MMAL Staff Superannuation Fund Pty Ltd [2009] FCAFC 117; (2009) 178 FCR 401 National Mutual Life Association of Australasia Limited v Tolfield Pty Ltd (No 2) [2011] FCA 1309 Ogawa v The University of Melbourne (No 2) [2004] FCA 1275 Polar Aviation Pty Ltd v Civil Aviation Safety Authority (No 4) [2011] FCA 1126; (2011) 203 FCR 293 Rana v Commonwealth [2013] FCA 189 Spencer v Commonwealth [2010] HCA 28; (2010) 241 CLR 118 Taylor v Attorney-General (Cth) [2019] HCA 30; (2019) 372 ALR 58 Wride v Schulze [2004] FCAFC 216 Yager v The Queen [2010] HCA 10; (2010) 139 CLR 28