Health Care Complaints Commission v Richards [2024] NSWCATOD 37

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Health Care Complaints Commission v Richards [2024] NSWCATOD 37 Hearing dates: 29 February 2024 Date of orders: 26 March 2024 Decision date: 26 March 2024 Jurisdiction: Occupational Division Before: R C Titterton OAM, Senior Member C Hutchins, Senior Member M Smith, Senior Member R Kosuma, General Member Decision: (1) If the respondent were still registered the Tribunal would have cancelled his registration as a paramedic pursuant to s 149C(1)(b) and/or s 149C(1)(c) of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW). (2) The respondent is disqualified from being registered as a paramedic for a period of 2 years from the date of publication of these reasons for decision. (3) The National Board is required to record the fact that if the respondent were still registered, the Tribunal would have cancelled his registration as a paramedic in the National Register. (4) If the respondent opposes the Tribunal's proposal to order him to pay the Commission's costs as agreed or as assessed, he must file submissions within 14 days of the publication of these reasons. (5) If the respondent does file submissions, the Commission may reply within a further 14 days. Catchwords: OCCUPATIONS — paramedicine — unsatisfactory professional conduct and professional misconduct Legislation Cited: Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW), ss 3, 109, 130, 139B, 139E, 144, 149C, 150 Road Transport Act 2013 (NSW), ss 54(3)(A), 110(4)(A), 211(1) Health Services Regulation 2018 (NSW), cll 16, 17 Cases Cited: Chen v Health Care Complaints Commission [2017] NSWCA 186 Ex Parte Tziniolis; Re Medical Practitioners Act (1966) 6 SR (NSW) 448 Health Care Complaints Commission v Bautista [2023] NSWCATOD 65 Health Care Complaints Commission v Do [2014] NSWCA 307 Health Care Complaints Commission v FLJ [2023] NSWCATOD 7 Health Care Complaints Commission v Karunaratne (No 2) [2018] NSWCATOD 201 Health Care Complaints Commission v Limboro [2018] NSWCATOD 117 Health Care Complaints Commission v Litchfield (1997) 41 NSWLR 630 Health Care Complaints Commission v Philipiah [2013] NSWCA 342 Health Care Complaints Commission v Turner [2016] NSWCATOD 163 Health Care Complaints Commission v Wood [2020] NSWCATOD 60 Lee v Health Care Complaints Commission [2012] NSWCA 80 Prakash v Health Care Complaints Commission [2006] NSWCA 153 Sabag v Health Care Complaints Commission [2001] NSWCA 411 Texts Cited: None Category: Principal judgment Parties: Health Care Complaints Commission (Applicant) Christopher Roshan Richards (Respondent) (No Appearance) Representation: Solicitors: E Bayley & L Cannon (Health Care Complaints Commission) (Applicant) Respondent (self-represented) File Number(s): 2023/00333604 Publication restriction: Pursuant to s 64 of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) the publication of the names of any patient referred to in the proceedings is prohibited.