Tan v Medical Council of New South Wales [2023] NSWCATOD 70

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Tan v Medical Council of New South Wales [2023] NSWCATOD 70 Hearing dates: On the papers Date of orders: 5 June 2023 Decision date: 05 June 2023 Jurisdiction: Occupational Division Before: I Coleman SC ADCJ Decision: (1) The Applicant is to pay the Respondent's costs fixed in the sum of $21,700.00. Catchwords: COSTS – party/party – general rule that costs follow the event – application of the rule and discretion – where applicant for reregistration was wholly unsuccessful Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW), ss 4, 38(2), 50(2) Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 98(4)(c) Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW), ss 165, 165B, Sch 5D cll 1, 13 Cases Cited: 203 Castlereagh Street Pty Limited v Skybloo Holdings Pty Limited [2017] NSWCATAP 29 Ake v Health Care Complaints Commission [2019] NSWCATOD 165 Ameisen v Medical Council of New South Wales [2015] NSWCATOD 49 Anglo-Cyprian Trade Agencies v Paphos Wine Industries Ltd (1951) 1 All ER 873 Arian v Nguyen [2001] NSWCA 5 Bahramy v Medical Council of New South Wales [2014] NSWCATOD 116 Balafas v Medical Council of NSW [2013] NSWMT 4 Beach Petroleum NL v Johnson (No 2) (1995) 57 FCR 119; [1995] FCA 350 Bechara trading as Bechara & Company v Bates [2016] NSWCA 294 Colquhoun v District Court (NSW) (No 2) [2015] NSWCA 54 Hamod v New South Wales and Anor [2011] NSWCA 375 Health Care Complaints Commission v Govan (No 2) [2022] NSWCATOD 108 Health Care Complaints Commission v Livermore [2021] NSWCATOD 115 Health Care Complaints Commission v Philipiah [2013] NSWCA 342 Latoudis v Casey (1990) 170 CLR 534; [1990] HCA 59 Northern Territory v Sangare (2019) 265 CLR 164; [2019] HCA 25 Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 193 CLR 72; [1998] HCA 11 Penson v Titan National Pty Limited (No 3) [2015] NSWCA 121 Reimers v Medical Council of New South Wales [2018] NSWCATOD 180 Resource Pacific Pty Ltd v Wilkinson [2013] NSWCA 33 Tim Barr Pty Limited v Narui Gold Coast Pty Limited [2011] NSWSC 11 Tomanovic v Global Mortgage Equity Corporation Pty Ltd (No 2) [2011] NSWCA 256 Vo v Medical Council of NSW [2018] NSWCATOD 18 Waterman v Gerling (No 2) [2005] NSWSC 1111 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Chin Kuen Tan (Applicant) Medical Council of New South Wales (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: H El-Hage (Respondent)