Health Care Complaints Commission v Gahan [2021] NSWCATOD 40

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Health Care Complaints Commission v Gahan [2021] NSWCATOD 40 Hearing dates: 15 March 2021 Date of orders: 12 April 2021 Decision date: 12 April 2021 Jurisdiction: Occupational Division Before: R C Titterton OAM, Senior Member V Gibson, Senior Member K Andersson-Noorgard, Senior Member Dr C Berglund, General Member Decision: (1) The registration of Ms Sarah Louise Gahan is cancelled. (2) Ms Gahan may not make an application for review of Order 1 for a period of one year from the date of these orders. Catchwords: HEALTH — professional registration and discipline — complaints — nurse — where practitioner admits she is guilty of unsatisfactory professional conduct and professional misconduct — impairment Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 61, 562ZG(1) Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 (NSW), s 14(1) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), ss 8(1), 9(1), 10A Health Care Complaints Act 1993 (NSW), s 90B(1) Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW), ss 3A, 5, 139B(1)(b), 139E, 144(a), 144(b), 144(d), 149C(1)(b)(c), 149C(7) Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Regulation (NSW) (repealed) Mental Health (Forensic Provisions) Act 1990 (NSW) (repealed) Nurses and Midwives Act 1991 (NSW) (repealed) Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Act 1999 (NSW), s 9(3)(a) Cases Cited: Gayed v Walton [1997] NSWCA 121 Health Care Complaints Commission v Achurch [2019] NSWCATOD 20 Health Care Complaints Commission v Akhurst [2016] NSWCATOD 70 Health Care Complaints Commission v Amalakumar [2019] NSWCATOD 173 Health Care Complaints Commission v Dr Denise Perroux [2011] NSWDC 99 Health Care Complaints Commission v Dr Gow [2008] NSWMT 2 Health Care Complaints Commission v Howe [2010] NSWMT 12 Health Care Complaints Commission v Hutchinson [2014] NSWCATOD 151 Health Care Complaints Commission v Kauser [2020] NSWCATOD 42 Health Care Complaints Commission v King [2013] NSWMT 9 Health Care Complaints Commission v Litchfield (1997) 41 NSWLR 630; [1997] NSWCA 264 Health Care Complaints Commission v Philipiah [2013] NSWCA 342 Health Care Complaints Commission v Shrimpton [2019] NSWCATOD 25 Health Care Complaints Commission v Wingate (2007) 70 NSWLR 323; [2007] NSWCA 326 Lucire v Health Care Complaints Commission [2011] NSWCA 99 NSW Bar Association v Meakes [2006] NSWCA 340 Prakash v Health Care Complaints Commission [2006] NSWCA 153 Qasim v Health Care Complaints Commission [2015] NSWCA 282 R v Byrnes (1995) 183 CLR 501; [1995] HCA 1 Re Dr Parajuli [2010] NSWMT 3 Sabag v Health Care Complaints Commission [2001] NSWCA 411 Texts Cited: International Council of Nurses, "The ICN Code of Ethics for Nurses" (2012) Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia, "Code of conduct for nurses" (1 March 2018) Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia, "Code of Professional Conduct for Nurses in Australia" (August 2008) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Health Care Complaints Commission (Applicant) Sarah Louise Gahan (Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: Health Care Complaints Commission (Applicant) Respondent (self-represented) File Number(s): 2020/00280579 Publication restriction: Nil