Health Care Complaints Commission v Lui (No 2) [2023] NSWCATOD 33

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Health Care Complaints Commission v Lui (No 2) [2023] NSWCATOD 33 Hearing dates: 06 February 2023 Date of orders: 23 March 2023 Decision date: 23 March 2023 Jurisdiction: Occupational Division Before: The Hon M Le Poer Trench ADCJ, Principal Member Dr J Fogarty, Senior Member Dr G Yeo, Senior Member J Barker, General Member Decision: (1) Pursuant to s 149C(1)(b) of the National Law the Registration of the Respondent as a Medical Practitioner (General and Specialist: General Practice) is to be cancelled. (2) Pursuant to s 149C(7) the Respondent is not to make an application under Division 8 (NSW) of the National Law for a period of 12 months from the date of this order. (3) The Respondent is to pay the costs of the HCCC as agreed or as assessed. Catchwords: HEALTH – professional registration and discipline – finding professional misconduct – protective orders Legislation Cited: Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW), ss 3, 3A, 3B, 139B(1)(a), 139E(b), 149C(1)(c), 175B Cases Cited: Chen v Health Care Complaints Commission (2017) 95 NSWLR 334; [2017] NSWCA 186 Clyne v New South Wales Bar Association (1960) 104 CLR 186; [1960] HCA 40 Director-General, Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care v Lambert (2009) 74 NSWLR 523; [2009] NSWCA 102 HCCC v Gillett [2007] NSWNMT 7 HCCC v Jane Waddell (No 2) [2013] NSWNMT 2 Health Care Complaints Commission v Aref [2018] NSWCATOD 133 Health Care Complaints Commission v Bours (No 2) [2015] NSWCATOD 80 Health Care Complaints Commission v Burton [2017] NSWCATOD 57 Health Care Complaints Commission v Do [2014] NSWCA 307 Health Care Complaints Commission v Dr Della Bruna [2014] NSWCATOD 31 Health Care Complaints Commission v Karalasingham [2007] NSWCA 267 Health Care Complaints Commission v Litchfield (1997) 41 NSWLR 630 Health Care Complaints Commission v Litchfield [2022] NSWCATOD 97 Health Care Complaints Commission v Lui [2022] NSWCATOD 86 Health Care Complaints Commission v Philipiah [2013] NSWCA 342 Law Society of New South Wales v Foreman (No 2) (1994) 34 NSWLR 408; [1994] NSWCA 69 Medical Board of Australia v Liang Joo Leow [2019] VSC 532 Medical Practitioners Board of Victoria v Lal (2009) 23 VR 702; [2009] VSCA 109 New South Wales Bar Association v Meakes [2006] NSWCA 340 Qasim v Health Care Complaints Commission [2015] NSWCA 282 Riley v Health Care Complaints Commission [2019] NSWCATOD 54 Sabag v Health Care Complaints Commission [2001] NSWCA 411 Texts Cited: Medical Board of Australia, Good Medical Practice: A Code of Conduct for Doctors in Australia, (March 2014) Category: Consequential orders Parties: Health Care Complaints Commission (Applicant) Tsz Ching Lui (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: A Horvarth SC (Applicant) R Rodger (Respondent)