Health Care Complaints Commission v Kirby (No 2) [2024] NSWCATOD 83

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Health Care Complaints Commission v Kirby (No 2) [2024] NSWCATOD 83 Hearing dates: 6 – 10 March 2023, 30 October 2023 Date of orders: 21 June 2024 Decision date: 21 June 2024 Jurisdiction: Occupational Division Before: Coleman SC ADCJ, Principal Member Dr K Campbell, Senior Member Dr A Selby, Senior Member S Lovrovich, General Member Decision: (1) The Respondent is guilty of unsatisfactory professional conduct. (2) Direct that the matter be listed for directions for hearing with respect to the determination of appropriate protective orders. (3) Pursuant to s 64 of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW), the disclosure of the name of Patient A listed in the Schedule to the Complaint annexed to the Application for disciplinary findings and orders in this matter is prohibited. Catchwords: OCCUPATIONS — dentists — misconduct and discipline — disciplinary proceedings — "missing" clinical records — failure to make appropriate proximate entries in clinical record — failure to perform appropriate assessment prior to issuing prescription — prescribing falling outside the scope of dentistry — unsatisfactory professional conduct — whether professional misconduct Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW) Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 1996 (NSW) Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Regulation 2008 (NSW) Cases Cited: Attwood v The Queen [1960] HCA 15; (1960) 102 CLR 353 Bronze Wing International Pty Ltd v SafeWork NSW [2017] NSWCA 41 Chen v Health Care Complaints Commission [2017] 95 NSWLR 334 Donnelly v Health Care Complaints Commission (NSW) [2011] NSWSC 705 Eastman v The Queen [1997] FCR 9; 158 ALR 107 Fox v Percy (2003) 214 CLR 118; [2003] HCA 22 Gautam v Health Care Complaints Commission [2021] NSWCA 85 Ghosh v Medical Council of New South Wales [2020] NSWCA 122 Hampshire v Health Care Complaints Commission [2021] NSWCA 283 Health Care Complaints Commission v Achurch [2019] NSWCATOD 20 Health Care Complaints Commission v Amalakumar [2019] NSWCATOD 173 Health Care Complaints Commission v Karalasingham [2007] NSWCA 267 Health Care Complaints Commission v Litchfield (1997) 41 NSWLR 630 Health Care Complaints Commission v Little [2016] NSWCATOD 146 Health Care Complaints Commission v Meneghetti [2020] NSWCATOD 39 Health Care Complaints Commission v Mikhail [2021] NSWCATOD 103 Health Care Complaints Commission v Perroux [2011] NSWDC 99 Health Care Complaints Commission v Robinson [2022] NSWCA 164 Health Care Complaints Commission v Ross [2019] NSWCATOD 153 Health Care Complaints Commission v Saab [2020] NSWCATOD 145 Health Care Complaints Commission v Sriskanda [2021] NSWCATOD 42 Health Care Complaints Commission v Wardman [2020] NSWCATOD 126 Health Care Complaints Commission v Wilcox [2020] NSWCATOD 10 Kassem v Crossley [2000] NSWCA 276 Knight v Maclean [2002] NSWCA 314 Makita (Australia) Pty Ltd v Sprowles [2001] NSWCA 305 Melbourne v The Queen [1999] HCA 32; (1999) 19 CLR 1 New South Wales Housing Corporation v Orr [2019] NSWCA 231 Paric v John Holland Constructions Pty Limited [1984] NSWLR 505 PGM v R [2006] NSWCCA 310; (2006) 164 A Crim R 426 Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority [1998] HCA 28; (1998) 194 CLR 355 Public Service Association and Professional Officers' Association Amalgamated Union of New South Wales v Secretary of the Treasury [2014] NSWCA 112 R v Bartle [2003] NSWCCA 329 R v Byrnes & Hopwood [1995] HCA 1; (1995) 183 CLR 501 R v El-Kheir [2004] NSWCCA 461 R v Milk Board (1944) VLR 187 R v Skaf [2004] NSWCCA 74 R v Stalder (1981) 2 NSWLR 9 Rockcote Enterprises Pty Limited v FS Architects Pty Limited [2008] NSWCA 39 Liu v Health Care Complaints Commission [2018] NSWSC 315 Stanoevski v The Council of the Law Society of New South Wales [2008] NSWCA 93 Stirland v Director of Public Prosecutions [1994] AC 315 Sullivan v Civil Aviation Authority [2014] 226 FCR 555 The Nominal Defendant v Cordin [2017] NSWCA 6 TKWJ v The Queen [2002] HCA 46; (2002) 212 CLR 124 West v Mead [2003] NSWSC 161 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Health Care Complaints Commission (Applicant) David William Kirby (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: P Lowson (Applicant) J Sheller SC / D Southwood (Respondent)