Health Care Complaints Commission v Goh [2014] NSWCATOD 106

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Health Care Complaints Commission v Goh [2014] NSWCATOD 106 Hearing dates: 4, 5 August 2014 Decision date: 26 September 2014 Jurisdiction: Occupational Division Before: Acting Judge J L O'Meally, Principal Member Dr V De Carvalho (Medical Member) Dr S Mares (Medical Member) Dr C Berglund (Lay Member) Decision: 1. Pursuant to s149C(4)(a) of the National Law the Tribunal decides that if the respondent were still registered it would have cancelled her registration. 2. Pursuant to s149C(4)(b) of the National Law the Tribunal decides the respondent is disqualified from being registered as a medical practitioner for a period of one year from this date. 3. Pursuant to s149C(4)(c) of the National Law the National Board with which the respondent was registered record the fact that the Tribunal would have cancelled the respondent's registration for a period of one year from this date. 4. The respondent is to pay the applicant's costs of these proceedings. Legislation Cited: Health Care Complaints Act 1993 Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW) 2009 (No. 86a) Cases Cited: Health Care Complaints Commission v Do [2014] NSWCA 307 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Health Care Complaints Commission (Applicant) Wendy Goh (Respondent) Representation: Counsel Tronson (Applicant) Pike (Respondent) Health Care Complaints Commission (Applicant) Avant Law (Respondent) File Number(s): 1420098 Publication restriction: Pursuant to Schedule 5D clause 7 of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW), publication or disclosure of the name, address or any evidence or information which might tend to or lead to the identification of the names of patients and medical practitioners, except for the Respondent identified in these proceedings is prohibited.