Veterinary Surgeons Investigating Committee -v- Lloyd (Inquiry 2: Gypsy - Findings) [2003] NSWADT 96

Set aside by Appeal : Set aside by appeal in part on 13/10/2003

CITATION: Veterinary Surgeons Investigating Committee -v- Lloyd (Inquiry 2: Gypsy - Findings) [2003] NSWADT 96 DIVISION: General Division APPLICANT PARTIES: Veterinary Surgeons Investigating Committee RESPONDENT Ronald George Lloyd FILE NUMBER: 40005 of 1998 HEARING DATES: 23/03/1999 - 26/03/1999, 23/11/1999 - 26/11/1999, 21/02/2000, 13/12/2000, 03/10/2002, 22/10/2002, 29/11/2002 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 11/29/2002 DATE OF DECISION: 05/09/2003

BEFORE: O'Connor K - DCJ (President); McGilvray G - Member; Clark F - Member APPLICATION: Veterinary surgeon - misconduct in a professional respect - Veterinary Surgeons Act - veterinary surgeon - misconduct in a professional respect MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter Administrative Decisions Legislation Amendment Act 1997 Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 Medical Practitioners Act 1938 LEGISLATION CITED : Poisons Act 1966 Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Regulation 1994 Veterinary Surgeons Act 1986 Veterinary Surgeons Regulation 1995 Veterinary Surgeons Investigating Committee -v- Ronald George Lloyd (Inquiry 1: 'Chisel' - Findings) [2003] NSWADT 95 Veterinary Surgeons Investigating Committee -v- Lloyd (Inquiry 3: 'Remus' - Findings: Allegations 1 (a) to (e)) [2002] NSWADT 285 Veterinary Surgeons Investigating Committee v Lloyd (Inquiry 4: Total Eclipse: Findings) [2002] NSWADT 284 Veterinary Surgeons Investigating Committee v Lloyd [2000] NSWADT 98 Lloyd v Veterinary Surgeons Investigating Committee [2002] NSWCA 224 Veterinary Surgeons Investigating Committee v Lloyd [2002] NSWADT 233 CASES CITED: Veterinary Surgeons Investigating Committee -v- Lloyd (Inquiry 4: 'Total Eclipse' - Jurisdiction) [2002] NSWADT 283 Qidwai v Brown (1984) 1 NSWLR 100 Health Care Complaints Commission v Litchfield [1997] 41 NSWLR 630 Re Lloyd (His Honour Judge Wall DCJ, Professor C Bellenger and Dr W Howey, unreported, 16 December 1994) Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336 Marten v Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons' Disciplinary Committee (1966) 1 QB 1 Beaumont v Beesley [1973] 2 NSWLR 341 New South Wales Bar Association v Murphy (2002) 55 NSWLR 23 APPLICANT S Burchett, barrister (to July 2002) REPRESENTATION: M Linkenbagh, Secretary to the Committee (since August 2002) RESPONDENT B Green, solicitor ORDERS: 1. The respondent is guilty of misconduct in a professional respect in relation to Allegations 1(a), 1(b), 1(c), 1(d), 1(e), 1(f), 1(g), 1(h), 1(i), 1(j), 1(k), 1(l), 1(m), 1(n) and 1(o); Allegations 2(a), 2(b) and 2(c), Allegation 3 and Allegation 4 ; 2. After determination of the other three Inquiries, this Inquiry is to be reconvened for determination of orders pursuant to section 32.