In Re Dr Kumar MEHTA [2005] NSWMT 16

New South Wales Medical Tribunal

CITATION : In Re Dr Kumar MEHTA [2005] NSWMT 16 TRIBUNAL: Medical Tribunal PARTIES : Dr Kumar MEHTA (Applicant) Health Care Complaints Commission (Respondent) FILE NUMBER(S) : 40005 of 2005 CORAM: Walmsley, SC DCJ - Glass, Assoc Prof A - Sutton, Dr V - CATCHWORDS: Application for Review LEGISLATION CITED: Ss. 64(3), 92, 94(2) Medical Practice Act 1992 (NSW) CASES CITED: In Re Dr Jonathan Bentley and the Medical Practice Act (26 May 2005).; Zaidi v HCCC (1998) 44 NSWLR 82 at 88 to 89 DATES OF HEARING: 6 June 2005 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 6 June 2005 LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: Mr M Ainsworth (Applicant) Mr P Strickland (Respondent) ORDERS: (1) The Tribunal finds that the applicant is a fit and proper person to practise as a medical practitioner in the state of New South Wales (2) The Tribunal orders that the name of Vipal Kumar Mehta be reinstated to the register of medical practitioners kept under the Act (3) Pursuant to section 94(2) of the Act, the Tribunal orders that his registration be subject to the conditions put forward by the Commission, save that (a) in condition 3, clause 3 reads "Clause 4". That merely corrects a typographical error in the conditions put forward. However the next two do not (b) on the 22nd line of condition 4, the period of possible extended supervised practice is to be 12 months (c) in condition 6 on line 1, the number "6" is substituted for "3", and on line 2 of condition 6, the period will be two years (4)The Tribunal orders that the applicant pay the Commission's costs (5)The Tribunal orders the return of exhibits