Adam v Dental Council of NSW [2020] NSWCATOD 153

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Adam v Dental Council of NSW [2020] NSWCATOD 153 Hearing dates: 11 December 2020 Date of orders: 21 December 2020 Decision date: 21 December 2020 Jurisdiction: Occupational Division Before: R C Titterton OAM, Senior Member Decision: (1) The application for a stay of suspension of the registration of Dr Adam is refused. (2) Costs are reserved. Catchwords: HEALTH – professional registration and discipline – complaints – dental practitioner – where delegates ordered suspension of practitioner – application for a stay of suspension pending hearing of an appeal under ss 159 and 159B of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law No 86a of 2009 Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW) Cases Cited: Alexander v Cambridge Credit Corporation Ltd (1985) 2 NSWLR 685 Bentran Pty Ltd v Sabbarton [2014] NSWCATAP 37 Bolstad v Psychology Council of New South Wales [2020] NSWSC 1416 Bowen-James v Walton, NSWCA (5 August 1991, unreported) Bryant v Commonwealth Bank of Australia (1996) 70 ALJR 306 Health Care Complaints Commission v Amalakumar [2019] NSWCATOD 173 Health Care Complaints Commission v Wingate (2007) 70 NSWLR 323 Jago v The District Court of NSW [1989] HCA 4 Jiang v Psychology Council of NSW [2016] NSWCATOD 104 Kirbach v Health Care Complaints Commission [2015] NSWCATAD 195 Lindsay v NSW Medical Board [2008] NSWSC 40 Lucire v Health Care Complaints Commission [2011] NSWCA 99 New South Wales Bar Association v Stevens [2003] NSWCA 95 NSW Bar Association v Stevens [2003] NSWCA 95 Ord v Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia [2014] QCAT 688 R v Birdsall, Unreported, NSW Court of Criminal Appeal, 3 March 1997 Saedlounia v Medical Council of New South Wales [2015] NSWCATOD 53 Segal v Medical Council of New South Wales [2020] NSWCATOD 86 WD v Medical Board of Australia [2013] QCAT 614 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Principal judgment Parties: Zeyiad Farag Adam (Applicant) Dental Council of NSW (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: S J Stanton (Applicant) A Petrie (Respondent)