Health Care Complaints Commission v Gaberman (No 2) [2023] NSWCATOD 178

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Health Care Complaints Commission v Gaberman (No 2) [2023] NSWCATOD 178 Hearing dates: On the papers Date of orders: 04 December 2023 Decision date: 04 December 2023 Jurisdiction: Occupational Division Before: A Britton, Deputy President Decision: 1. Mr Gaberman is to pay 50% of the Commission's costs as agreed or assessed. 2. Each party is to pay their own costs in relation to the Commission's costs application. Catchwords: COSTS — justifiable reasons for departing from the general rule that costs follow the event — whether the Commission engaged in "disentitling conduct" — COSTS — apportionment of costs — whether failure to establish discrete parts of complaint militates against the Commission recovering all of its costs. Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW), s 50 Health Care Complaints Act 1993 (NSW), s 90B(1)(a1) Health Practitioner Regulation National Law 2009 (NSW), cl 13, Sch 5D Medical Practice Act 1992 (NSW) Cases Cited: Chen v Health Care Complaints Commission (2017) 95 NSWLR 334; [2017] NSWCA 186 Health Care Complaints Commission v Do [2014] NSWCA 307 Health Care Complaints Commission v Gaberman [2023] NSWCATOD 77 Health Care Complaints Commission v Philipiah [2013] NSWCA 342 Oshlack v Richmond River Council [1998] HCA 11; 193 CLR 72 Elite Protective Personnel Pty Ltd & Anor v Salmon (No 2) [2007] NSWCA 373 Health Care Complaints Commission v Litchfield (No 3) (Costs) [2023] NSWCATOD 44 NSW v Stanley [2007] NSWCA 330 Oceanic Sun Line Special Shipping Company Inc v Fay [1988] HCA 32; (1988) 165 CLR 197 Oikos Constructions Pty Ltd t/as Lars Fischer Construction v Ostin & Anor (No 2) [2021] NSWCA 98 Qasim v Health Care Complaints Commission [2015] NSWCA 282 Waterman v Gerling Australia Insurance Co Pty Ltd (No 2) [2005] NSWSC 1111 Texts Cited: None cited Category: Costs Parties: Health Care Complaints Commission (Applicant) Lance Michael Gaberman (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Sarah McCarthy (Applicant)