In Re Dr Caladine [2006] NSWMT 12

New South Wales Medical Tribunal

CITATION : In Re Dr Caladine [2006] NSWMT 12 TRIBUNAL: Medical Tribunal MEDICAL PRACTICE ACT 1992 PARTIES : RE DR KEITH CALADINE FILE NUMBER(S) : 40015 of 2004 CORAM: Sidis, DCJ - Child, Dr D - Kendrick, Dr J - Ettinger, Ms G CATCHWORDS: Impairment - Unsatisfactory professional conduct ss 36 & 37 LEGISLATION CITED: Medical Practice Act 1992 (NSW) CASES CITED: DATES OF HEARING: 27, 28, February 2006, 1 March 2006, 11 April 2006 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 5 June 2006 LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: Health Care Complaints Commission - Ms B Bourke Self represented ORDERS: 1. The Tribunal finds that Complaint 1 is proved. The Tribunal finds that the practitioner suffers from an impairment.; 2. The Tribunal finds that Complaint 2 is not proved; 3. The Tribunal orders that the registration of the practitioner as a medical practitioner in New South Wales pursuant to the Medical Practice Act 1992, be subject to the conditions set out in Appendix B to these Reasons; 4.The practitioner is to pay the Complainant's costs of the proceedings; 5.The Tribunal publishes its Reasons.

JUDGMENT:

DETERMINATION Pursuant to Clause 6 of Schedule 2 to the Medical Practice Act 1992 the Tribunal has made a Non Publication Order in respect of any matter capable of identifying the patients described in these reasons as Patients A to M inclusive.

NATURE OF COMPLAINT 1 Pursuant to the Medical Practice Act 1992 (the Act), the Tribunal enquired into two complaints[1] of the Acting Commissioner, Health Care Complaints Commission, dated 4 August 2004, concerning the professional conduct of Dr Keith Caladine (the practitioner). The inquiry was conducted on 27 and 28 February, 1 March and 11 April 2006.