Sabag v Health Care Complaints Commission [2001] NSWCA 411

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : Sabag v Health Care Complaints Commission [2001] NSWCA 411 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40146/01 HEARING DATE(S) : 27 September 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 16 November 2001

Juan Sabag (Appellant) PARTIES : v Health Care Complaints Commission (Respondent) JUDGMENT OF : Beazley JA at 1; Davies AJA at 2; Sperling J at 75

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : Medical Tribunal LOWER COURT 40018/99 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Taylor J, Dr Child, Dr Arnold, Mr Berry JUDICIAL OFFICER :

COUNSEL : A: Mr J R Young, Mr E N Gramelis R: Mr S Rushton SC SOLICITORS : A: Bilias & Associates, Solicitors & Barristers R: D M Swain, Solicitor CATCHWORDS : Medical Tribunal determination - removal from Register of Medical Practitioners - unsatisfactory professional conduct and professional misconduct of medical practitioner - procedural fairness. Medical Practice Act 1992, ss 36, 37, 43, 63, 64, 90, 91, 165 LEGISLATION CITED : Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977, s 13 Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975, s 28 Bannister v Walton (1993) 30 NSWLR 699 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499 Mummery v Irvings Pty Ltd (1956) 96 CLR 99 Maloney v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) (1978) 52 ALJR 292 Leotta v Public Transport Commission (NSW) (1976) 50 ALJR 666 Water Board v Moustakas (1988) 180 CLR 491 Re Palmer and Minister for the Capital Territory (1978) 1 ALD 183 Smith v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1984) 53 ALR 551 Mifsud v Campbell (1991) 21 NSWLR 725 CASES CITED: HCCC v A Medical Practitioner [2001] NSWCA 158 Ma v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1992) 37 FCR 225 Richter v Walton (NSWCA, 15/7/93, unrep) Waterford v The Commonwealth of Australia (1987) 163 CLR 54 Yung v Adams (1997) 150 ALR 436 Clyne v New South Wales Bar Association (1960) 104 CLR 186 NSW Bar Association v Evatt (1968) 117 CLR 177 Adams v Yung (1998) 83 FCR 248 HCCC v Pham [1999] NSWCA 39 Smith v NSW Bar Association (1992) 176 CLR 256 DECISION : Set aside the decision of the Medical Tribunal. Remit the matter to a differently constituted Medical Tribunal, to be heard and decided again. Respondent to pay the appellant's costs of the appeal.