Health Care Complaints Commission v King [2013] NSWMT 9

Medical Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Health Care Complaints Commission v King [2013] NSWMT 9 Decision date: 06 February 2013 Before: Murrell SC DCJ Dr C Berglund Dr E Kertesz Dr G Yeo Decision: 1. Registration cancelled. 2. The practitioner may not apply for review for 12 months. 3. The Tribunal should undertake any review. 4. The practitioner is to pay the HCCC's costs. 5. Order 1 is to take effect in 28 days. Catchwords: Protective orders to be made following finding of professional misconduct - digital penetration- lack of insight- remorse- chaperone condition - maintenance of public confidence. Legislation Cited: Health Practitioner Regulation National Law 2009 (NSW), s 149A, s 149C(1)(b) Cases Cited: HCCC v King [2011] NSWMT 5 King v HCCC [2011] NSWCA 353 HCCC v Litchfield (1997) 41 NSWLR HCCC v Karalasingham [2007] NSWCA 267 Re Dr Parajuli [2010] NSWMT 3 HCCC v Holmes [2010] NSWMT19 Richter v Walton [1993] NSWCA 233 Health Care Complaints Commission v Wingate [2007] NSWCA 326 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Health Care Complaints Commission Dr Victor King Representation: Ms K Eastman SC (HCCC) Dr J Renwick SC (King) Health Care Complaints Commission Wyatt Attorneys (King) File Number(s): 40017/10 Publication restriction: The names of the patients and the partner of patient D are not to be published.