Bain v Bambit & Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency [2012] NSWDC 113

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Bain v Bambit & Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency [2012] NSWDC 113 Hearing dates: 18/07/2012 & 08/08/2012 Decision date: 15 August 2012 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Levy SC DCJ Decision: See paragraph [88] for orders. [Note: The Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 provide (Rule 36.11) that unless the Court otherwise orders, a judgment or order is taken to be entered when it is recorded in the Court's computerised court record system. Setting aside and variation of judgments or orders is dealt with by Rules 36.15, 36.16, 36.17 and 36.18. Parties should in particular note the time limit of fourteen days in Rule 36.16.] Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - appropriateness of preliminary discovery where proposed defendant and the possible causes of action against that defendant are already identifiable to the plaintiff and to her advisors - whether orders sought are justified for the purpose of plaintiff determining whether to commence proceedings Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2002, s 3B, s 5B, s 5D, s 16, s 50 Civil Procedure Act 2005, s 3, s 18, s 56, Pt 2A Freedom of Information Act 1982, s 41 Legal Profession Act 2004, s 347 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005, r 5.3, r 5.4 Cases Cited: Dean v Phung [2012] NSWCA 223 Hatfield v TCN Channel Nine Pty Ltd [2010] NSWCA 69; (2010) 77 NSWLR 506 Medical Board of Queensland v Bambit [2010] QCAT 150 Morton v Nylex Ltd [2007] NSWSC 562 Nowlan v Marson Transport Pty Ltd [2001] NSWCA 346; (2001) NSWLR 116 Rogers v Whitaker [1992] HCA 58; (1992) 175 CLR 479 St George Bank Ltd v Rabo Australia Ltd [2004] FCA 1360; (2004) 211 ALR 147 Strinic v Singh [2009] NSWCA 15 Texts Cited: DC Hammond MD, Atlas of Aesthetic Breast Surgery, 2009, Elsevier Inc., ch 8 Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary, 28th Ed. WB Saunders, 1994 Ritchie's Uniform Civil Procedure NSW, Lexis Nexis, Butterworths Category: Principal judgment Parties: Lisa Bain (Plaintiff/Applicant) Dr Jayne Bambit (First defendant/Respondent) Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Second defendant/Respondent) Representation: Ms N Watson (Plaintiff/Applicant) Mr EC Muston (First defendant/Respondent) No appearance for AHPRA on 18 July 2012; Mr B Thomson, solicitor, on 8 August 2012 (Second defendant/Respondent) Rishworth Dodd & Co (Plaintiff/Applicant) Avant Law Pty Ltd (First defendant/ Respondent) No appearance for AHPRA on 18 July 2012; Crown Solicitor for the State of NSW on 8 August 2012 (Second defendant/Respondent) File Number(s): 2012/174073 Publication restriction: None