O'Sullivan v Health Care Complaints Commission of New South Wales [2008] NSWCA 295

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION: O'Sullivan v Health Care Complaints Commission of New South Wales [2008] NSWCA 295

HEARING DATE(S): 17 September 2008

JUDGMENT DATE: 13 November 2008

JUDGMENT OF: Allsop P at 1; Hodgson JA at 4; Handley AJA at 58

DECISION: Appeal dismissed with costs.

CATCHWORDS: PROFESSIONS – MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS – Unsatisfactory professional conduct – Change in definition – Transitional provisions – Whether Medical Tribunal addressed statutory question – Whether reasons adequate.

Medical Practice Act 1992 ss 36, 39, 41, 42, 49, 50, 91, 159, 161, 165, Schedule 2. Health Care Complaints Commission Act 1993 s 4 LEGISLATION CITED: Health Registration Legislation Amendment Act 2004 s 36 Health Legislation Amendment (Complaints) Act 2004 s 11, Pt 4 of Schedule 1 Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 1966 s 28

CATEGORY: Principal judgment

Daskalopoulous v Health Care Complaints Commission [2002] NSWCA 200 Health Care Complaints Commission v Karalasingham [2007] NSWCA 267 Health Care Complaints Commission v Wingate [2007] NSWCA 326 Household Financial Services Limited v Commercial Tribunal of NSW (1995) 36 NSWLR 220 CASES CITED: Paric v John Holland (Constructions) Pty Limited (1985) 62 ALR 85 Prakash v Health Care Complaints Commission [2006] NSWCA 153 Saville v Health Care Complaints Commission [2006] NSWCA 298 Seltsam Pty Limited v Ghaleb [2005] NSWCA 208; 3 DDCR 1 Suttor v Gundowda Pty Limited (1950) 81 CLR 418

PARTIES: Brendan Thomas O'SULLIVAN (Appellant) HEALTH CARE COMPLAINTS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES (Respondent)