Zepinic v Attorney-General of NSW [2023] NSWSC 785

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Zepinic v Attorney-General of NSW [2023] NSWSC 785 Hearing dates: 19 April 2023 Date of orders: 7 July 2023 Decision date: 07 July 2023 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Harrison AsJ Decision: (1) The defendant's summons filed 14 December 2021 is dismissed. (2) The plaintiff is to pay the first and second defendant's costs. Catchwords: JUDICIAL REVIEW – Appeal from NCAT – reinstatement order – psychologist's registration – abuse of process – summons dismissed Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) s 9 and 10 Medical Practice Act 1992 (NSW) s 105 Vexatious Proceedings Act 2008 (NSW) s 8 Health Practitioner Regulation National Law 2009 (NSW) s 3, 5, 23, 25, 149, 163, 163B, 287 and Schedule 4 and 5A Uniform Civil Procedure Rules (NSW) rr 6.1, 6.10, 13.4, 14.28, 59.10 and 163B Psychologists Act 2001 (NSW) (now repealed) s 17, 24, 25, 53, 83 and 111 Cases Cited: B v The Queen (1992) 175 CLR 599; [1992] HCA 68 Brandy v Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (1995) 183 CLR 245; [1995] HCA 10 Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336; [1938] HCA 34 Brimson v Rocla Concrete Pipes Ltd [1982] 2 NSWLR 937 Campbell v R [2007] 2 Cr App Rep 28 DS v HM Advocate (2007) SC (PC) 1 Global Partners Fund v Babcock v Brown Ltd (In liq) (2010) 267 ALR 144 Harriman v The Queen (1989) 167 CLR 590; [1989] HCA 50 Hassan v Sydney Local Health District [2022] NSWSC 954 Hulme v Hulme [2023] NSWSC 299 Ivey v Genting Casinos (UK) Ltd t/a Crockfords [2017] UKSC 67 Kitoko v New South Wales [2021] NSWSC 545 Makin v Attorney-General (1989) 167 CLR 590; [1984] AC 57 O'Brien v Chief Constable of South Wales Police [2005] UKHL 26 Pfennig v The Queen (1995) 182 CLR 461; [1995] HCA 7 R v Fouad Bennabou [2012] EWCA Crim 3088 R v Ghosh [1982] 2 All ER 689 R v Hanson, Gilmore & Pickstone [2005] 2 Crim App R 21 R v Highton [2005] 1 WLR 3472 Regina v Boardman [1975] AC 421 Sunol v Collier (2012) 81 NSWLR 619; [2012] NSWCA 14 Vito Zepinic v Healthcare Complaints Commission [2020] NSWSC 13 Z v Mental Health Review Tribunal (No 2) [2022] NSWCA 131 Zaidi v Health Care Complaints Commission (1998) 44 NSWLR 82 Zepinic v Chateau Constructions (Australia) Limited [2016] NSWCA 30 Zepinic v Health Care Complaints Commission [2020] NSWCA 146 Zepinic v Health Care Complaints Commission (No 2) [2018] NSWCATOD 166 Zepinic v Health Care Complaints Commission (No 2) [2020] NSWCA 320 Zepinic v Health Care Complaints Commission (No 3) [2021] NSWCA 25 Zepinic v Health Care Complaints Commission [2020] NSWSC 13 Zepinic v Psychologists Registration Board of New South Wales [2010] NSWPST 6 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Vito Zepinic (Plaintiff) Attorney General of NSW (First Defendant) Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Second defendant) Representation: Counsel: Self-represented (Plaintiff) R.A. McEwen (First Defendant) P. Lowson (Second Defendant)