Health Care Complaints Commission v Ingram [2014] NSWCATOD 6

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Health Care Complaints Commission v Ingram [2014] NSWCATOD 6 Hearing dates: 9 December 2013 Decision date: 24 February 2014 Jurisdiction: Occupational Division Before: Hon G Mullane (Principal Member) Ms Catherine Sharp (Nurse Member) Mr Scott Hillsley (Nurse Member) Mr Phillip French (Lay Member) Decision: 1. The registration of Deborah Ingram as a Nurse - General on the National Register of Health Practitioners maintained by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency("the Register") is cancelled under s149C(1)(a) and (b) of the Health Practitioner Regulation National law (NSW) No 86a ("the National Law"). 2. An application under Division 8 of Part 8 of the National law for review of the cancellation may not be made until after the expiry of 12 months and subject to any order under para 163(1)(b) of the National Law the Tribunal is the appropriate review body. 3. Deborah Ingram must pay the legal costs of the Health Care Complaints Commission of and incidental to these proceedings, such costs to be as agreed or as assessed. 4. Under Clause 7 of Schedule 5D of the National Law publication of the name, address or any other material identifying any patient to which any facts of the matter relate is prohibited. Legislation Cited: Health Practitioner Regulation National law (NSW) No 86a Nurses and Midwives Act, 1991 Cases Cited: Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60CLR 336 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Health Care Complaints Commission (Applicant) Deborah Ingram (Respondent) Representation: Samantha King (Applicant) No appearance (Respondent) File Number(s): 1420004 Publication restriction: Clause 7 of Schedule 5D of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW) No 86a applies