Hopper v Health Care Complaints Commission [2020] NSWCATOD 104

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Hopper v Health Care Complaints Commission [2020] NSWCATOD 104 Hearing dates: 14 May 2020 Date of orders: 14 September 2020 Decision date: 14 September 2020 Jurisdiction: Occupational Division Before: A Britton, Principal Member Dr A Lyell, Senior Member Dr R Bonello, Senior Member G Alder, General Member Decision: (1) Application for reinstatement is dismissed. (2) Applicant is to pay the Respondent's costs as agreed or assessed. Catchwords: TRADES AND PROFESSIONS – reinstatement of health practitioner under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law COSTS- applicable principles where Tribunal is conducting an inquiry into an application for review of a cancellation order under s 163B of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Cases Cited: Bahramy v Medical Council of New South Wales [2014] NSWCATOD 116 Health Care Complaints Commission v Hopper [2018] NSWCATOD 39 Re Alger Hiss 333 NE 2d 429 Scully v HCCC [2013] NSWNMT 7 Shah v Health Care Complaints Commission [2014] NSWCATOD 94 Vito Zepinic v Health Care Complaints Commission [2020] NSWSC 13 Zaidi v Health Care Complaints Commission (1988) 44 NSWLR 82; [1997] NSWCA 354 Texts Cited: None cited Category: Principal judgment Parties: James Hopper (Applicant) Health Care Complaints Commission (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: S Barnes (Applicant) P Clayton (Respondent)