HCCC v Dr Mark Fairbrother [2008] NSWMT 5

New South Wales Medical Tribunal

CITATION : HCCC v Dr Mark Fairbrother [2008] NSWMT 5 TRIBUNAL: Medical Tribunal PARTIES : Health Care Complaints Commission Dr Mark Fairbrother FILE NUMBER(S) : 40020 of 2007 CORAM: Ainslie-Wallace, DCJ - Hely, Dr J - Harris, Dr B - Kiel, Ms H CATCHWORDS: Professional misconduct - Inappropriate personal and sexual relationship with female patient LEGISLATION CITED: Medical Practice Act 1992 Medical Practice Regulation 2003 Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 362; Rejfek v McElroy (1965) 112 CLR 517; Re Medical Practice Act and Dr Stuart Anderson [2004] NSWMT 3; CASES CITED: Director-General, Department of Community Service; Sophie [2008] NSWCA 250; Law Society of NSW v Foreman (1994) 34 NSWLR 408; NSW Bar Association v Meakes [2006] NSWCA 340; exparte Tzinious: Re Medical Practitioners Act (1966) 67 SR (NSW) 448 DATES OF HEARING: 17 November to 28 November 2008 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 18 December 2008 LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: Mark Lynch of counsel for the HCCC Michael Bozic of Senior Counsel for Dr Fairbrother ORDERS: 1 That the respondent's name be removed from the Register of Medical Practitioners; 2 That the respondent not apply to be re-registered for 2 years from the date of these orders; 3 That the respondent pay the applicant's costs of the application; 4 That the suppression order so far as relates to the respondent be lifted

JUDGMENT: THE MEDICAL TRIBUNAL Thursday 18th December 2008 OF NEW SOUTH WALES AT SYDNEY No. 40020 of 2007