Health Care Complaints Commission v Harris [2020] NSWCATOD 92

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Health Care Complaints Commission v Harris [2020] NSWCATOD 92 Hearing dates: 22 June, 10 July 2020 Date of orders: 20 August 2020 Decision date: 20 August 2020 Jurisdiction: Occupational Division Before: L Pearson, Principal Member L Carlin, Senior Member Dr L Gregory, Senior Member G Alder, General Member Decision: 1. The respondent practitioner Rene Janine Harris is reprimanded. 2. The respondent is to pay the Health Care Complaints Commission's costs of these proceedings pursuant to clause 13(1) of Schedule 5D of the Health Practitioner Registration National Law (NSW) in the amount of $7,000. Catchwords: PROFESSIONS AND TRADES – health practitioner – conviction of an offence – whether circumstances of the offence render the practitioner unfit in the public interest to practice the practitioner's profession – appropriate protective order Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 Crimes Act 1900 Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW) Cases Cited: Chen v Health Care Complaints Commission [2017] NSWCA 186 Forster v Hunter New England Area Health Service [2010] NSWCA 106 Health Care Complaints Commission v Bakarich [2019] NSWCATOD 158 Health Care Complaints Commission v Do [2014] NSWCA 307 Health Care Complaints Commission v Grygiel (Termination Application) [2020] NSWCATOD 53 Health Care Complaints Commission v Perera [2018] NSWCATOD 112 Health Care Complaints Commission v Wingate (2007) NSWLR 323 Neat Holdings Pty Ltd v Karajan Holdings Pty Ltd (1992) 67 ALJR 170 Pharmacy Council v Ibrahim [2020] NSWSC 708 Prakash v Health Care Complaints Commission [2006] NSWCA 153 Qasim v Health Care Complaints Commission [2015] NSWCA 282 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Health Care Complaints Commission (Applicant) Rene Harris (Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: Health Care Complaints Commission (Applicant) Respondent (self-represented) File Number(s): 2020/00015348 Publication restriction: Pursuant to s 64 of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 disclosure of the name of Person B in the Schedule to the Complaint is prohibited.