Health Care Complaints Commission v Yildirim [2021] NSWCATOD 146

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Health Care Complaints Commission v Yildirim [2021] NSWCATOD 146 Hearing dates: 6, 7, 8 April 2021 Date of orders: 17 September 2021 Decision date: 17 September 2021 Jurisdiction: Occupational Division Before: A Britton, Principal Member R Boland, Senior Member J Sulentic, Senior Member J Barker, General Member Decision: (1) Mr Yildirim is guilty of professional misconduct (2) The proceedings are listed for directions in respect of the conduct of Stage 2 hearing at a date to be determined by the Registrar Catchwords: HEALTH PRACTITONER — unsatisfactory professional conduct — whether conduct is of a sexual nature EVIDENCE — assessment of competing evidence — assessment of reliability of evidence — demeanour evidence STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION — whether conduct can be unsatisfactory professional conduct within both s 139B(1)(a) and s 139B(1)(l) of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW) Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Health Care Complaints Act 1993 (NSW) Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW) Cases Cited: Attia v Health Care Complaints Commission [2017] NSWSC 1066 Bathurst Regional Council v Local Government Financial Services Pty Ltd (No 5) [2012] FCA 1200 Briginshaw v Briginshaw [1938] HCA 34; (1938) 60 CLR 336 Bronze Wing International Pty Ltd v SafeWork NSW [2017] NSWCA 41 Camden v McKenzie [2007] QCA 136; [2008] 1 Qd R 39 Campbell v Campbell [2015] NSWSC 784 Forster v Hunter New England Area Health Service [2010] NSWCA 106 Fox v Percy [2003] HCA 22; (2003) 214 CLR 118 Gautam v Health Care Complaints Commission [2021] NSWCA 85 Harkin v R (1989) 38 A Crim R 296 Health Care Complaints Commission v Achurch [2019] NSWCATOD 20 Health Care Complaints Commission v Grygiel (Stay application) [2019] NSWCATOD 123 Health Care Complaints Commission v Hart [2021] NSWCATOD 36 Health Care Complaints Commission v Morsingh [2021] NSWCATOD 13 Health Care Complaints Commission v Priyamanna [2015] NSWCATOD 138 Health Care Complaints Commission v Sultan [2018] NSWCA 303 King v Health Care Complaints Commission [2011] NSWCA 353 McGraddie v McGraddie [2013] UKSC 58; [2013] 1 WLR 2477 Neat Holdings Pty Ltd v Karajan Holdings Pty Ltd [1992] HCA 66; (1992) 67 ALJR 170; (1992) 110 ALR 449 Ng v Health Care Complaints Commission [2017] Onassis v Vergottis [1968] 2 Lloyd's Rep 403 Papakosmas v R [1999] HCA 37; 196 CLR 297 R v Court [1988] 2 WLR 1071 State of New South Wales v Hunt [2014] NSWCA 47 Watson v Foxman (1995) 49 NSWLR 315 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Health Care Complaints Commission (Applicant) Oscar Yildirim (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: A Britt ((Applicant) S Maybury (Respondent)