Health Care Complaints Commission v Mooney [2021] NSWCATOD 206

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Health Care Complaints Commission v Mooney [2021] NSWCATOD 206 Hearing dates: 1 - 5 November 2021 Date of orders: 10 December 2021 Decision date: 10 December 2021 Jurisdiction: Occupational Division Before: Balla ADCJ, Principal Member Dr D Pohl, Senior Member Dr A Demirkol, Senior Member S Lovrovich, General Member Decision: In proceedings no. 2019/294814: (1) Dr Mooney is guilty of unsatisfactory professional conduct in respect of each of Complaint One particulars 1 (c) and (d), 3 (b) and (c), Complaint Three particulars 2 (a) (b) (c) (f) (g) (h) (i) and (k), Complaint Four particulars 1, 2 (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f) (g) (h) (i) and (j), 3, 6 and 7, Complaint Five particulars 1 (a), 2, 3 (b) and Complaint Six particulars 1 (b), 2 (a) and (b) and 3 (a) and (b). In proceedings no. 2019/4400872: (2) Dr Mooney is guilty of unsatisfactory professional conduct in respect of each of Complaint One particulars 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 and Complaint Two particulars 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. In both proceedings: (3) Dr Mooney is guilty of professional misconduct. Catchwords: OCCUPATIONS – Medical practitioners – Misconduct and discipline – Unsatisfactory professional conduct – Professional misconduct. Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW), ss64(1)(a) and (d) Health Practitioner Regulation National Law, 34A, 41, 139B(1)(a)(b)(c)(l), ss150, 150A, Sch 4, Sch 5D, cl 6(2) Cases Cited: Attia v HCCC [2017] NSWSC 1066 Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) CLR 336 HCCC v Shrimpton [2019] NSWCATOD 25 Lucire v Health Care Complaints Commission [2011] NSWCA 99 Office of Local Government v Toma [2015] NSWCATOD 21 Parker v Comptroller of Customs (2009) 83 ALJR 494 Prakash v Health Care Complaints Commission [2006] NSWCA 153 R v Byrne (1995) 193 CLR 501 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Health Care Complaints Commission (Applicant) Dr William Mooney (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: P Aitken (Applicant) C Jackson (Respondent) Solicitors: B Chisholm (Director of Proceedings Health Care Complaints Commission Applicant) Avant Mutual (Respondent) File Number(s): 2019/294814; 2019/400872 Publication restriction: 2019/294814 (1) Pursuant to s64(1)(a) and (d) of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW):