Gorman v Health Care Complaints Commission [2000] NSWSC 1228

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Gorman v Health Care Complaints Commission [2000] NSWSC 1228 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Common Law FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 12966/00 HEARING DATE(S) : 27/11/00;28/11/00 JUDGMENT DATE : 20 December 2000

PARTIES : Richard Francis Gorman v Health Care Complaints Commission and Medical Board of New South Wales JUDGMENT OF : O'Keefe J

LOWER COURT Professional Standards Committee of the Medical Board JURISDICTION : LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT JUDICIAL OFFICER :

COUNSEL : Plaintiff in person Ms Lorgan - defendant Plaintiff in person SOLICITORS : I V Knight Crown Solicitor - for defendant CATCHWORDS : Medical practitioner - Complaint - Disciplinary proceedings - Powers of Medical Board - Reference to Committee by Medical Board - Later reference to Tribunal by Medical Board - Procedure before Committee - Restriction on right to appear - Barrister or solicitor - meaning Medical Practice Act 1992 LEGISLATION CITED : Interpretation Act 1987 Charter of Justice 1823 Health Care Complaints Commission v Litchfield (1997) 41 NSWLR 630 at 637 Gorman v Health Care Complaints Commission and Ors (Supreme Court, 2 September 1998, unreported) National Companies and Securities Commission v News Corporation Limited (1984) 156 CLR 296 at 312 The King v War Pensions Entitlement Appeal Tribunal: Ex parte Bott (1933) 50 CLR 228 at 248 The Queen v Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Commission; Ex parte Angliss Group (1969) 122 CLR 546 Salemi v MacKellar (No 2) (1977) 137 CLR 396 Russell v Duke of Norfolk (1949) 1 All ER 109 at 118 University of Ceylon v Fernando (1960) 1 WLR 223 CASES CITED : Mobil Oil Australia Pty Limited v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1963) 13 CLR 475 at 504 In Re Davis (1947) 75 CLR 409 New South Wales Bar Association v Evatt (1968) 117 CLR 177 Clyne v New South Wales Bar Association (1960) 104 CLR 186 Lawrie v Lees (1881) 7 App Cas 19 Parkes Rural Distributions Pty Limited v Glasson (1986) 7 NSWLR 332 Ziems v The Prothonotory of the Supreme Court of NSW (1957) 97 CLR 279 Re Wishart (Supreme Court, Full Court, unreported) Mallock v Aberdeen Corporation (1971) 1 All ER 1278 Forbes v NSW Trotting Club (1979) 143 CLR 242 DECISION : Summons dismissed; Plaintiff to pay the defendant's costs.