Health Care Complaints Commission v Power (No 2) [2025] NSWCATOD 17

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Health Care Complaints Commission v Power (No 2) [2025] NSWCATOD 17 Hearing dates: 13 November 2024; 18 November 2024; 21 November 2024 (written submissions) Date of orders: 25 February 2025 Decision date: 25 February 2025 Jurisdiction: Occupational Division Before: A Britton, Deputy President Dr A Ware, Senior Member Dr R Engel, Senior Member Dr R Leontini, General Member Decision: (1) Dr Power's registration as a chiropractor and Chinese medicine practitioner is cancelled under s 149C(1)(b) of the Health Practitioner Regulation Law (NSW). (2) Pursuant to s 149C(7) of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW), Dr Power may not apply for review of the cancellation order for 24 months. (3) Dr Power is to pay 65 per cent of the Health Care Complaints Commission's costs of these proceedings as agreed or as assessed under the Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2013 (NSW). (4) The application made by Dr Power for a non-publication order in respect of his name under cl 7(1)(b)(iii) of Sch 5D to the Health Practitioner Regulation Law (NSW), is refused. Catchwords: OCCUPATIONS — health practitioner — chiropractor and Chinese medicine practitioner — finding of professional misconduct — appropriate protective orders COSTS — principles governing the exercise of the discretion to award costs under Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW) — whether applicant had engaged in "disentitling conduct" COSTS –– principles governing apportionment of costs –– multiple issues in proceedings — applicant partly successful PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE — principles governing the discretion to make a non-publication order in respect of name of respondent health practitioner under cl 7(1) of Sch 5D to the National Law Legislation Cited: Chiropractors and Osteopaths Act 1991 (NSW) (repealed), s 46(3) Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW), ss 3(f), 49 Court Suppression and Non-publication Orders Act 2010 (NSW) Court Suppression and Non-Publication Orders Act 2020 (NSW) Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW), ss 3, 3A-B, 144(b), 144B(1), 145C(a), 139E, 149, 149A, 149C(1), 149C(7), 150C, 165K; sub-div 6, div 3 of Pt 8; cll 7(1), 7(1)(b)(iii), 13(1) of Sch 5D Cases Cited: Chen v Health Care Complaints Commission (2017) 95 NSWLR 334; [2017] NSWCA 186 Council of the New South Wales Bar Association v EFA [2021] NSWCA 339 Dodds Family Investments Pty Ltd v Lane Industries Pty Ltd [1993] FCA 259 Elite Protective Personnel Pty Ltd v Salmon (No 2) [2007] NSWCA 373 Health Care Complaints Commission v BXD (No 2) [2015] NSWCATOD 135 Health Care Complaints Commission v Do [2014] NSWCA 307 Health Care Complaints Commission v FDE [2021] NSWCATOD 215 Health Care Complaints Commission v GGZ [2024] NSWCATOD 53 Health Care Complaints Commission v Philipiah [2013] NSWCA 342 Health Care Complaints Commission v Pincock [2024] NSWCATOD 202 Health Care Complaints Commission v Vo [2014] NSWCATOD 127 Health Care Complaints Commission v Wilcox (No 2) [2020] NSWCATOD 51 Health Care Complaints Commission v ZXY [2021] NSWCATOD 136 Michael Hill Jeweller (Australia) Pty Ltd v Gispac Pty Ltd (No 2) [2024] NSWCA 274 Nitopi v Nitopi (No 2) [2022] NSWCA 199 Northern Territory v Sangare (2019) 265 CLR 164; [2019] HCA 25 NSW v Stanley [2007] NSWCA 330 Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 193 CLR 72 Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 193 CLR 72 at [65]; [1998] HCA 11 Prakash v Health Care Complaints Commission [2006] NSWCA 153 Puri v Medical Council of New South Wales (No 2) [2024] NSWCATOD 122 Qasim v Health Care Complaints Commission [2015] NSWCA 282 Walton v Momot [1997] NSWCA 334 Waterman v Gerling Australia Insurance Co Pty Ltd (No 2) [2005] NSWSC 1111 Williams v Lewer [1974] 2 NSWLR 91 Texts Cited: Nil. Category: Consequential orders Parties: Health Care Complaints Commission (Applicant) Terry Power (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: I Chatterjee (Applicant) R Rodger (Respondent)