Health Care Complaints Commission v Blackstock [2020] NSWCATOD 110

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Health Care Complaints Commission v Blackstock [2020] NSWCATOD 110 Hearing dates: On the papers Date of orders: 30 September 2020 Decision date: 30 September 2020 Jurisdiction: Occupational Division Before: Boland J AM ADCJ, Deputy President Dr L Teston, Senior Member Dr M Cox, Senior Member Hon Assoc Professor P Macneill, General Member Decision: (1) The registration of Dr Leslie James Blackstock (the practitioner) is cancelled under s 149C(1) of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law. (2) The practitioner may not make an application for review of Order 1 of these orders for a period of seven years from the date of these orders. (3) The practitioner shall pay the costs of, and incidental to, the proceedings of the Health Care Complaints Commission as agreed, and failing agreement, as assessed under the Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014 (NSW). Catchwords: HEALTH – professional registration and discipline – professional misconduct – whether practitioner is guilty of unsatisfactory professional conduct and professional misconduct in respect of conduct of cosmetic surgery Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW) No 86a Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014 Private Health Facilities Act 2007 (NSW) Cases Cited: Bell Lawyers Pty Ltd v Pentelow [2019] HCA 29 Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336; [1938] HCA 34 Chappel v Hart (1998) 195 CLR 232 Chen v Health Care Complaints Commission [2017] NSWCA 186 Clyne v NSW Bar Association (1960) 104 CLR 186; [1960] HCA 40 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 Litchfield (1997) 41 NSWLR 630 Health Care Complaints Commission v Philipiah [2013] NSWCA 342 Neat Holdings Pty Ltd v Karajan Holdings Pty Ltd [1992] 67 ALJR 70 Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 193 CLR 72; [1998] HCA 11 Rogers v Whitaker (1992) 175 CLR 479; [1992] HCA 58 Rosenberg v Percival [2001] HCA 18 Texts Cited: None cited Category: Principal judgment Parties: Health Care Complaints Commission (Applicant) Dr Leslie James Blackstock (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: R Mathur (Applicant)