HCCC v Dr Christopher Roberts [2007] NSWMT 15

New South Wales Medical Tribunal

CITATION : HCCC v Dr Christopher Roberts [2007] NSWMT 15 revised - 14/08/2008 TRIBUNAL: Medical Tribunal PARTIES : Health Care Complaints Commission Dr Christopher Roberts FILE NUMBER(S) : 40037 of 2005 CORAM: Ainslie-Wallace, DCJ - Yeo, Dr G - Hely, Dr J - McNeil, P CATCHWORDS: Prescription of restricted substances and drugs of addiction - Failure to record diagnoses, medical treatment, particulars of clinical opinion and full particulars of prescribing Medical Practice Act 1992 LEGISLATION CITED: Medical Practice Regulations 1998 Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 1966 Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Regulations 1998 Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336; HCCC v Litchfield (1997) 41 NSWLR 630; CASES CITED: Law Society of NSW v Foreman (1994) 34 NSWLR 408; Craig v Medical Board of South Australia [2001]SASC 169; NSW Bar Association v Meakes [2006] NSWCA 340 DATES OF HEARING: 12.2.2007 to 15.2.1007, 2.3.2007 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 24 April 2007 LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: AJ Katzmann of Senior Counsel for the complainant M Bozic of Senior Counsel with E Pike of Counsel for the respondent ORDERS: Orders:; The Tribunal accepts the undertaking of the respondent's solicitor that the respondent will cease practicing medicine and offering health services in the nature of counselling at 5.00 pm on Friday 27th April 2007; 1.order that the respondent's name be removed from the Register of Medical Practitioners on 21st May 2007.That he not apply to be re-registered for a period of five years from the date of these orders; 2. That until he is reregistered as a medical practitioner he not offer any health service in the nature of counselling; 3. Respondent to pay the costs of the action; Orders:; The Tribunal accepts the undertaking of the respondent's solicitor that the respondent will cease practicing medicine and offering health services in the nature of counselling at 5.00 pm on Friday 27th April 2007:; 1. order that the respondent's name be removed from the Register of Medical Practitioners on 21st May 2007.That he not apply to be re-registered for a period of five years from the date of these orders.; 2. That until he is reregistered as a medical practitioner he not offer any health service in the nature of counselling.; 3. Respondent to pay the costs of the action