Health Care Complaints Commission v Jouda [2022] NSWCATOD 56

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Health Care Complaints Commission v Jouda [2022] NSWCATOD 56 Hearing dates: 20 April 2022 Date of orders: 31 May 2022 Decision date: 31 May 2022 Jurisdiction: Occupational Division Before: I R Coleman SC ADCJ, Principal Member Dr J Fogarty, Senior Member Dr C Newberry, Senior Member Ms S Lovorovich, General Member Decision: (1) The Tribunal finds the Respondent guilty of unsatisfactory professional conduct and professional misconduct. (2) The proceedings are to be listed for directions to fix a date for the Stage 2 hearing on a date to be appointed by the Registrar. Catchwords: PROFESSIONS AND TRADES - health care professionals- medical practitioners - where practitioner breached doctor-patient boundaries and knowingly prescribed drugs for patient which were not for patient's use - whether practitioner guilty of professional misconduct Legislation Cited: Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW) Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Cases Cited: Briginshaw v Briginshaw [1938] HCA 34; (1938) 60 CLR 336 Chen v Health Care Complaints Commission [2017] NSWCA 186 Health Care Complaints Commission v Amalakumar [2019] NSWCATOD 173 Health Care Complaints Commission v Karalasingham [2007] NSWCA 267 Health Care Complaints Commission v Litchfield (1997) NSWLR 630 Health Care Complaints Commission v Saab [2020] NSWCATOD 145 Health Care Complaints Commission v Wilcox [2020] NSWCATOD 10 King v Health Care Complaints Commission [2011] NSWCA 353 Lucia v Health Care Complaints Commission [2011] NSWCA 99 Makita (Australia) Pty Ltd v Sprowles [2001] NSWCA 305; (2001) 52 NSWLR 705 Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority [1998] HCA 28; (1998) 194 CLR 355 Quidwai v Brown [1984] 1 NSWLR 100 Sudath v Health Care Complaints Commission [2012] NSWCA 171 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Health Care Complaints Commission (Applicant) Dheyaa Khadim Jouda (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: I Chatterjee (Applicant) M Hutchings (Respondent)