Health Care Complaints Commission v Poole (No2) [2014] NSWCATOD 67

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Health Care Complaints Commission v Poole (No2) [2014] NSWCATOD 67 Decision date: 20 June 2014 Jurisdiction: Occupational Division Before: O Shub (Principal member) Dr R Hochstadt (Dentist member) Dr A Lang (Dentist member) Dr C Berglund PhD (Lay member) Decision: The Tribunal orders that the Respondent be de-registered and that he not be entitled to apply for re-registration for at least 12 months. The Tribunal orders the Respondent to pay the costs of the Complainant Catchwords: Dentist - Unsatisfactory Professional Conduct, Professional misconduct, failed implants, crowns, bridges, failure to respond to complaint in reasonable time, order to repay fees, conditions placed on registration, breach of conditions. Legislation Cited: Dental Practice Act 2001 Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW) (the National Law) Cases Cited: Childs v Walton NSW Court of Appeal. Unreported 13 November 1990; Buttsworth v Walton. NSW Court of Appeal. Unreported 19 December 1991; Law Society of New South Wales v Bannister (1993) 4 LPDR 24; Council of Law Society of New South Wales v Foreman (1994) 34 NSWLR 408; HCCC v Litchfield (1997) 41 NSWLR 630 and Law Society of New South Wales v Walsh NSW Court of Appeal. Unreported 15 December 1997; Law Society of New South Wales v Bannister and Ex parte Tziniolis Re Medical Practitioners Act; Health Care Complaints Commission v Dr Perroux (No. 2) [2011] NSWMT 15; Barratt v Medical Board of Australia [2012] NSWMT 22. Category: Principal judgment Parties: Health Care Complaints Commission (Complainant) Dr Stephen Poole (Respondent) Representation: Counsel P Griffin, (Complainant) Health Care Complaints Commission (Complainant) No appearance (Respondent) File Number(s): 1420011