Health Care Complaints Commission v Buys (No 3) [2020] NSWCATOD 102

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Health Care Complaints Commission v Buys (No 3) [2020] NSWCATOD 102 Hearing dates: 21 August 2020 Date of orders: 10 September 2020 Decision date: 10 September 2020 Jurisdiction: Occupational Division Before: The Hon F Marks, Principal Member Dr T Boland, Senior Member S Lovrovich, General Member Decision: (1) Pursuant to s 149C(1)(b) the registration of the practitioner as a dental practitioner is cancelled (2) Pursuant to s149C(7) the respondent may not apply for review of Order 1 for a period of one year (3) The respondent is to pay the costs of the applicant in an amount assessed in default of agreement Catchwords: PROFESSIONS AND TRADES – health and professionals – dental practitioners – stage 2 disciplinary proceedings – inappropriate prescription of Schedule 8 and Schedule 4D drugs – failure to make clinical notes – failure to secure drugs- finding of professional misconduct warranted cancellation of registration – costs order made. Legislation Cited: Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW) Cases Cited: Health Care Complaints Commission v Buys [2020] NSWCATOD 44 Texts Cited: None cited Category: Principal judgment Parties: Health Care Complaints Commission (Applicant) Dr Peter Joseph Brian Buys (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: S Maybury (Applicant)

Solicitors: Health Care Complaints Commission (Applicant) Respondent (Self Represented) File Number(s): 2018/00373160 Publication restriction: Publication of the name of any patient of the respondent or any material which might tend to identify any such person is prohibited