HCCC v Nkomo [2014] NSWCATOD 7

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: HCCC v Nkomo [2014] NSWCATOD 7 Hearing dates: 25 and 26 November 2013 Decision date: 28 February 2014 Jurisdiction: Occupational Division Before: D Robinson (Principal member) A Jane Currie (Nurse member) J Williams (Nurse member) W Morrison (Lay member) Decision: The Tribunal finds the Respondent nurse guilty of unsatisfactory professional conduct and professional misconduct Catchwords: Unsatisfactory professional conduct; professional misconduct, boundary violations, sexual relationship with patient; cancellation of registration. Legislation Cited: Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW) No 86a; Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Cases Cited: Briginshaw v Briginshaw HYPERLINK "http://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/LawCite?cit=%281938%29%2060%20CLR%20336" \o "View LawCiteRecord" (1938) 60 CLR 336 HCCC v Litchfield (1997) 41 NSWLR 630 HCCC v Gillett [2007] NSWNMT 7 HCCC v Howe [2010] NSWMT 12 Gayed v Walton [1997] NSWSC 279; New South Wales Bar Association v Cummins [2001] NSWCA 284 New South Wales Bar Association v Meakes (2006) NSWCA 340 Health Care Complaints Commission v Dr Saeid Saedlounia [2013] NSWMT13 Pillai v Messiter [No.2] (1989) 16 NSWLR 197 HCCC V Roopra (No 1) [2012] NSWDT 5 HCCC v Shashati NSWMT (22 September 2006) Law Society of NSW v Foreman (1994) 34 NSWLR 408 Allinson v General Council of Medical Education and Registration [1984] 1 QB 750 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Health Care Complaints Commission (Complainant) Thulani Nkomo (Respondent) Representation: Counsel Mr A Britt (Complainant) Ms B Butt (Complainant)Thulani Nkomo (Respondent in person) File Number(s): 1420003 Publication restriction: Clause 7 of Schedule 5D of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW) No 86a applies