Sayar v Health Care Complaints Commission [2024] NSWSC 418

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Sayar v Health Care Complaints Commission [2024] NSWSC 418 Hearing dates: 1 November 2023 Date of orders: 19 April 2024 Decision date: 19 April 2024 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Campbell J Decision: (1) Direct the plaintiff to within 14 days file a Further Amended Summons incorporating the additional Grounds 5A and 5B and the proposed orders appearing at paragraph [100] of the plaintiff's written submissions dated 27 September 2023. (2) Refuse leave to raise the factual questions propounded in relation to Ground 2. (3) Appeal dismissed. (4) The plaintiff to pay the defendant's costs of the appeal. Catchwords: APPEALS – jurisdiction of appellate court – Supreme Court – NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal – Health Practitioner Regulation National Law – cancellation of registration order – whether the Tribunal erred in its application of the appropriate standard of proof – whether the Tribunal erred in its alleged failure to give adequate reasons for its findings – Tribunal's judgment to be read in the context provided by the whole of its reasons – Tribunal gave comprehensive reasons without placing reliance on undisclosed materials – appeal dismissed HEALTH – practitioner – pharmacist – professional misconduct – alcohol misuse disorder Legislation Cited: Accident Compensation Act 1985 (Vic) Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 (Cth) Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW), ss 3A, 32, Sch 5, cll 29(1),(2),(4),(7),(8) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), s 10 District Court Act 1973 (NSW), s 127(2) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), s 140(2) Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW), ss 131E, 144, 149A, 149C, 150, 150A, 150C, 165M Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW) Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), ss 19(2), 75A, 101(2) Cases Cited: Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond (1990) 170 CLR 321; [1990 HCA 33 Azzopardi v Tasman UEB Industries Limited (1985) 4 NSWLR 139 Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336; [1938] HCA 34 Campbelltown City Council v Vegan (2006) 67 NSWLR 372; [2006] NSWCA 284 Carolan v AMF Bowling Pty Ltd (T/as Bennetts Green Bowl) [1995] NSWCA 69 Concrete Pty Ltd v Parramatta Design & Developments Pty Ltd [2006] 229 CLR 577; [2006] HCA 55 Day v SAS Trustee Corp [2021] NSWCA 71 Dranichnikov v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2003] HCA 26; 77 ALJR 1088 Fisher v Nonconformist Pty Ltd [2024] NSWCA 32 Health Care Complaints Commission v Bolton [2021] NSWCATOD 160 Hoffman La-Roche & Co. AG v Secretary of State for Trade and Industry [1975] AC 295 Hossain v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (2018) 264 CLR 123; [2018] HCA 34 LPDT v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs & Anor [2024] HCA 12 Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Wu Shan Liang (1996) 185 CLR 259; [2006] HCA 6 MZAPC v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (2021) 273 CLR 506; [2021] HCA 17 Nathanson v Minister for Home Affairs (2022) 276 CLR 80; [2022] HCA 26 Seltsam Pty Ltd v Ghaleb [2005] NSWCA 208 SZBEL v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (2006) 228 CLR 152; [2006] HCA 63 Toth v the State of New South Wales [2022] NSWCA 185 Waterways Authority v Fitzgibbon [2005] HCA 57; 79 ALJR 1816 Wiki v Atlantis Relocations (NSW) Pty Ltd (2004) 60 NSWLR 127; [2004] NSWCA 174 Wingfoot Australia Partners Pty Ltd v Kocak (2013) 252 CLR 480; [2013] HCA 43 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Ahmad Sayar (Plaintiff) Health Care Complaints Commission (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: E Vuu (Plaintiff) I Chatterjee (Defendant)