Health Care Complaints Commission v Azzer [2024] NSWCATOD 70

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Health Care Complaints Commission v Azzer [2024] NSWCATOD 70 Hearing dates: 8 – 9 April 2024 Date of orders: 05 June 2024 Decision date: 05 June 2024 Jurisdiction: Occupational Division Before: H J Dixon SC, Senior Member A Aylott, Senior Member D North OAM, Senior Member J Sillince, General Member Decision: (1) The Respondent is guilty of unsatisfactory professional conduct in respect of Complaints 1, 4, 5 and 6. (2) The Respondent is guilty of professional misconduct in respect of Complaint 7. (3) Pursuant to s 149C(1) of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW), the Respondent's registration is suspended for a period of 3 months, such suspension to commence 30 days from the date of this order. (4) The Respondent is to pay the Commission's costs as agreed or assessed. Catchwords: OCCUPATIONS — pharmacists — misconduct and discipline — failure to exercise independent judgment in respect of dispensing of Scheduled drugs — unsatisfactory professional conduct — professional misconduct Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013, s 64 Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW), ss 3, 3A, 4, 139B(1), 139E, 149, 149A, 149B, 149C, 150, 150A, cl 13 of Schedule 5D, s 5 of Schedule 5F Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 1966 (NSW), s 28 Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Regulation 2008, cl 39, 35(1)(f), 54, 80, 85(1), 90, 100, 109, 122 Cases Cited: Attia v Health Care Complaints Commission [2017] NSWSC 1066 Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336 Bronze Wing International Pty Ltd v SafeWork NSW [2017] NSWCA 41 Chen v Health Care Complaints Commission [2017] NSWCA 186, 95 NSWLR 334 Clyne v New South Wales Bar Association (196) 104 CLR 186 Health Care Complaints Commission v Bolton [2021] NSWCATOD 160 Health Care Complaints Commission v Bradley [2022] NSWCATOD 47 Health Care Complaints Commission v Do [2014] NSWCA 307 Health Care Complaints Commission v Duggan [2015] NSWCATOD 142 Health Care Complaints Commission v Elliott [2018] NSWCATOD 47 Health Care Complaints Commission v Fearon [2018] NSWCATOD 26 Health Care Complaints Commission v Hollenbach [2019] NSWCATOD 118 Health Care Complaints Commission v Kesserwani [2020] NSWCATOD 65 Health Care Complaints Commission v Khalighimonfared [2022] NSWCATOD 78 Health Care Complaints Commission v Litchfield [1997] NSWSC 297; (1997) 41 NSWLR 630 Health Care Complaints Commission v Matta [2024] NSWCATOD 33 Health Care Complaints Commission v Nguyen [2018] NSWCATOD 168 Health Care Complaints Commission v Pickett [2019] NSWCATOD 53 Health Care Complaints Commission v Saab [2020] NSWCATOD 64 Health Care Complaints Commission v Sathiyapal [2024] NSWCATOD 14 Health Care Complaints Commission v Tran [2021] NSWCATOD 82 Qasim v Health Care Complaints Commission [2015] NSWCA 282 R v Byrnes & Hopwood [1995] HCA 1 Sabag v Health Care Complaints Commission [2001] NSWCA 411 Sullivan v Civil Aviation Authority (2014) 226 FCAFC 93 Texts Cited: None Category: Principal judgment Parties: Health Care Complaints Commission (Applicant) Michael Ezzat Helal Azzer (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: D Fuller (Applicant) Dr P Dwyer SC (Respondent)