Health Care Complaints Commission v Thornton [2025] NSWCATOD 12

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Health Care Complaints Commission v Thornton [2025] NSWCATOD 12 Hearing dates: 29 January 2025 Date of orders: 04 February 2025 Decision date: 04 February 2025 Jurisdiction: Occupational Division Before: Seiden SC DCJ, Deputy President Decision: The application for substituted service is refused. Catchwords: OCCUPATIONS – Misconduct and discipline – Chinese medicine practitioner – where application for disciplinary findings and orders cannot be personally served on practitioner in disciplinary proceedings – order for substituted service sought – valid service in accordance with the NCAT Rules Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Civil and Administrative Tribunal Rules 2014 (NSW) Electronic Transactions Act 2000 (NSW) Health Practitioner Regulation National Law 2009 (NSW) Cases Cited: Alstom Limited v Sirakas [2010] NSWSC 669 Electrolux Home Products Pty Ltd v Delap Impex Ltd [2013] FCA 600 Health Care Complaints Commission v Elliott [2016] NSWCATOD 83 Health Care Complaints Commission v King [2024] NSWCATOD 111 Health Care Complaints Commission v Rayamajhi [2024] NSWCATOD 107 Health Care Complaints Commission v Singh [2016] NSWCATOD 85 Health Care Complaints Commission v Ghosh [2020] NSWCATOD 7 Wojciechowska v Secretary, Department of Communities and Justice [2025] NSWCATAD 2 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Health Care Complaints Commission (Applicant) Caine Thornton (Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: Health Care Complaints Commission (Applicant) File Number(s): 2024/00434991 Publication restriction: N/A