Qasim v Medical Council of NSW [2020] NSWCATOD 136

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Qasim v Medical Council of NSW [2020] NSWCATOD 136 Hearing dates: 23 November 2020 Date of orders: 09 December 2020 Decision date: 09 December 2020 Jurisdiction: Occupational Division Before: D Cowdroy AO QC ADCJ, Principal Member Dr G Fulcher, Professional Member Dr K Arnold, Professional Member S Lovrovich, General Member Decision: (1) The Application be dismissed; (2) The applicant is prohibited from making any further application for registration as a Medical Practitioner for a period of 4 years from the date of publication of these orders; (3) The applicant is to pay the costs of and incidental to these proceedings, of the Medical Council of NSW as agreed, and failing agreement, liberty to restore before the Tribunal for assessment. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – Application for registration of medical practitioner following deregistration in 2014 as a result of impairment – Whether the practitioner has demonstrated fitness for registration – whether impairment has been addressed – no medical evidence in support of application – applicant's condition remaining impaired Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 No 2 (NSW) Court Security Act 2005 (NSW) Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW) Cases Cited: Ameisen v Medical Council of New South Wales [2015] NSWCATOD 49 Aon Risk Services Australia Limited v Australian National University (2009) 239 CLR 175; [2009] HCA 27 Asar v Medical Council of NSW [2019] NSWCATOD 132 Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond [1990] HCA 33; (1990) 170 CLR 321 Batagol & McGill v Monk [2000] VSC 48 Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336; [1938] HCA 34 Cunliffe v Commonwealth (1994) 182 CLR 272 Expo Aluminium (NSW) Pty Ltd v Pateman Pty Ltd (No 2) (unrep, 29/491, NSWCA) FTZK v Minister for Immigration and Anor [2014] HCA 26 Grant v Health Care Complaints Commission [2003] NSWCA 73 Health Care Complaints Commission v Brush [2015] NSWCATOD 120 Health Care Complaints Commission v Do [2014] NSWCA 307 Health Care Complaints Commission v Dr Della Bruna [2014] NSWCATOD 31 Health Care Complaints Commission v Jamieson [2014] NSWCATOD 56 Health Care Complaints Commission v Meneghetti [2020] NSWCATOD 39 Health Care Complaints Commission v Philipiah [2013] NSWCA 342 Health Care Complaints Commission v Qasim [2014] NSWCATOD 42 Health Care Complaints Commission v Silberberg [2019] NSWCATOD 56 Hughes and Vale Pty Ltd v NSW (1955) 93 CLR 127 at 156 Latoudis v Casey [1990] HCA 59; (1990) 170 CLR 534 Lindsay v Health Care Complaints Commission [2010] NSWCA 194 Ohn v Walton (1995) 36 NSWLR 77 Qasim v Health Care Complaints Commission [2015] NSWCA 282 R v Cripps; ex parte Muldoon [1984] QB 686 Re Mansoor Haider Zaidi [2006] NSWMT 6 Reimers v Medical Council of NSW [2015] NSWCATOD 38 Richter v Walton [1993] NSWCA 233 Riga v Peninsula Home Improvements [2000] VCAT 56 Viqours v Medical Council of NSW [2019] NSWCATOD 75 Zepinic v Health Care Complaints Commission [2020] NSWSC 13 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Principal judgment Parties: Shaheen Qasim (Applicant) Medical Council of NSW (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: I Fraser (Respondent)