Health Care Complaints Commission v Muthunesan [2021] NSWCATOD 178

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Health Care Complaints Commission v Muthunesan [2021] NSWCATOD 178 Hearing dates: 24 September 2021 Date of orders: 10 November 2021 Decision date: 10 November 2021 Jurisdiction: Occupational Division Before: O Shub, Senior Member V Gibson, Senior Member M Chiarella, Senior Member B Seth, General Member Decision: (1) The registration of the Respondent is cancelled with effect from the date of this decision. (2) The Respondent shall not be entitled to apply for re-registration for a period of three months from the date of this decision. (3) The Respondent shall pay the Applicant's costs as agreed or assessed. Catchwords: HEALTH – professional registration and discipline complaints – nursing – criminal conviction – common assault – reckless wounding – failure to notify – charge or conviction Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Health Care Complaints Act 1993 (NSW) Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW) Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Act 1998 (NSW) Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Act 1997 (NSW) Cases Cited: Allinson v General Council of Medical Education and Registration [1984] 1 QB 750 Chen v Health Care Complaints Commission [2017] NSWCA 186 Clyne v NSW Bar Association (1960) 104 CLR 186; [1960] HCA 40 Grove v Flavel (1986) 43 SASR 410 Health Care Complaints Commission v Amalakumar [2019] NSWCATOD 173 Health Care Complaints Commission v Chowdhury [2015] NSWCATOD 65 Health Care Complaints Commission v Coutinho [2020] NSWCATOD 33 Health Care Complaints Commission v Do [2014] NSWCA 307 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 Lidman [2020] NSWCATOD 48 Health Care Complaints Commission v Litchfield (1997) 41 NSWLR 630 Health Care Complaints Commission v Liu [2016] NSWCATOD 133 Health Care Complaints Commission v Nguyen [2018] NSWCATOD 168 Health Care Complaints Commission v Philipiah [2013] NSWCA 342 Health Care Complaints Commission v Phung (No. 1) (2012) 1 NSWDT at 68 Health Care Complaints Commission v Russ [2021] NSWCATOD 5 Health Care Complaints Commission v Shrimpton [2019] NSWCATOD 25 King v Health Care Complaints Commission [2011] NSWCA 353 Oshlack v Richmond River Council [1998] HCA 11; 193 CLR 72 Pharmacy Council v Ibrahim [2020] NSWSC 708 Pillai v Messiter [No 2] (1989)16 NSWLR 197 Prakash v Health Care Complaints Commission [2006] NSWCA 153 R v Byrne (1995) 193 CLR 501 Sabag v Health Care Complaints Commission [2001] NSWCA 411 Sudath v HCCC [2012] NSWCA 171 The Queen v Byrnes (1995) 183 CLR 501 Texts Cited: Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia 'Code of Conduct for nurses' (1 March 2018) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Health Care Complaints Commission (Applicant) Rajiv Muthunesan (Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: Health Care Complaints Commission (Applicant) Respondent (self-represented) File Number(s): 2020/00361492