Lloyd v Veterinary Surgeons Investigating Committee (Inquiry 3: 'Remus' - Allegations 1(a) to (e)) (GD) [2003] NSWADTAP [2003] NSWADTAP 45

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CITATION: Lloyd v Veterinary Surgeons Investigating Committee (Inquiry 3: 'Remus' - Allegations 1(a) to (e)) (GD) [2003] NSWADTAP [2003] NSWADTAP 45 APPELLANT PARTIES: Ronald George Lloyd RESPONDENT Veterinary Surgeons Investigating Committee FILE NUMBER: 039004 HEARING DATES: 6/05/2003, 28/07/2003 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 07/28/2003 DATE OF DECISION: 10/13/2003

Veterinary Surgeons Investigating Committee v Ronald George Lloyd (Inquiry 3: 'Remus' - Allegations 1(a) to (e)) [2002] NSWADT 285 DECISION UNDER APPEAL: BEFORE: Chesterman M - ADCJ (Deputy President); Goode P - Judicial Member; Stephens T - Member CATCHWORDS: bias - error as to status of evidence - effect on creditability of another witness - expert witness - objectivity of - failure of all Tribunal Members to participate in determination - professional misconduct - conduct constituting professional misconduct - professional misconduct - duplicity or repetition within the allegations - professional misconduct - fail to notify of all matters complained of - professional misconduct - insufficient investigation of complaint - professional misconduct - insufficient weight given to expert evidence - reconsitution of tribunal - failure to recall witnesses - reliance of admissions MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter FILE NUMBER UNDER APPEAL: 40015 of 1998 DATE OF DECISION UNDER APPEAL: 12/31/2002 Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 Planning Appeals Board Act 1980 (Vic) LEGISLATION CITED : Poisons Act 1966 Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Regulation 1994 Veterinary Surgeons Act 1986 Veterinary Surgeons Regulation 1995 Barnard v National Dock Labour Board [1953] 2 QB 18 Bremner v Victorian Railways Commissioner (1902) 27 VLR 729 Brennan v Brennan (1953) 89 CLR 129 Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336 Cotogno v Lamb (No. 2) (1985) 3 NSWLR 221 Gleeson v New South Wales Harness Racing Authority (1990) 21 ALD 515 Hopwood v Veterinary Surgeons Investigating Committee [2003] NSWADT 44 Kalil v Bray [1977] 1 NSWLR 256 Lloyd, Re, Unreported, Veterinary Surgeons Disciplinary Tribunal, 16 December 1994 Lloyd v Veterinary Surgeons Investigating Committee [2002] NSWCA 224 Lloyd v Veterinary Surgeons Investigating Committee (Inquiry 4: 'Total Eclipse' – Jurisdiction) [2003] NSWADTAP 19 Lovett v Chiropractors and Osteopaths Registration Board, Unreported, Supreme Court of Victoria, 7 December 1993 Orr v Holmes (1948) 76 CLR 632 CASES CITED: Pettitt v South Australian Tattersall's Club [1930] SASR 258 Pillai v Messiter (No. 2) (1989) 16 NSWLR 197 Qidwai v Brown [1984] 1 NSWLR 100 R v Lewis (1988) 165 CLR 12 R v Planning Appeals Board, Ex parte Shoppingtown Motor Body Repairs Pty Ltd, Unreported, Supreme Court of Victoria, 18 July 1985 Tu v University of Sydney [2003] NSWCA 170 Veterinary Surgeons Investigating Committee v Lloyd [2002] NSWADT 233 Veterinary Surgeons Investigating Committee v Lloyd (Inquiry 1: 'Chisel' – Findings) [2003] NSWADT 95 Veterinary Surgeons Investigating Committee v Lloyd (Inquiry 2: 'Gypsy' – Findings) [2003] NSWADT 96 Veterinary Surgeons Investigating Committee v Lloyd (Inquiry 3: 'Remus' – Findings: Allegation 2) [2003] NSWADT 136 Veterinary Surgeons Investigating Committee v Lloyd (Inquiry 4: 'Total Eclipse' – Jurisdiction) [2002] NSWADT 283 Veterinary Surgeons Investigating Committee v Lloyd (Inquiry 4: 'Total Eclipse' – Findings) [2002] NSWADT 284 Vine v National Dock Labour Board [1957] AC 488 Wentworth v Rogers (No. 3) (1985) 6 NSWLR 642 APPELLANT REPRESENTATION: M Tzannes, Barrister RESPONDENT L T Grey, Barrister ORDERS: 1 Appeal allowed in part; 2 Findings of misconduct in a professional sense in relation to Allegations 1(a) (part), 1(c), 1(d) and 1(e) affirmed, with variations, as set out in paragraphs 245 – 248 inclusive of this judgment; 3 Inquiry to be remitted to the Tribunal for consideration of what orders, if any, should be made under s 32(1) of the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1986 with respect to these findings; 4 Findings of misconduct in a professional sense in relation to Allegations 1(a) (except as specified in clause 2 of these Orders) and 1(b) set aside