Colquhoun v Health Care Complaints Commission [2015] NSWSC 387

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Colquhoun v Health Care Complaints Commission [2015] NSWSC 387 Hearing dates: 13, 14, 16 and 23 May 2014 Date of orders: 10 April 2015 Decision date: 10 April 2015 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: McCallum J Decision: Appeal dismissed Catchwords: HEALTH PRACTITIONERS – disciplinary proceedings against a psychologist – appeal – whether against a decision of the Tribunal with respect to a point of law – appeal against the exercise of a power of the Tribunal – whether error of principle established – requirement for two-stage hearing – whether practitioner denied procedural fairness Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Legislation (Repeal and Amendment) Act 2013 (NSW) Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 No 2 (NSW), sch 1, cl 8 Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW), ss 139E, 162 Medical Practice Act 1992 (NSW), s 90 Cases Cited: Bannister v Walton (1993) 30 NSWLR 699 Collins v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1981) 36 ALR 598 Donnelly v Health Care Complaints Commission [2011] NSWSC 705 Health Care Complaints Commission v Karalasignham [2007] NSWCA 267 Health Care Complaints Commission v R Colquhoun [2012] NSW PST 7 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499 King v Health Care Complaints Commission [2011] NSWCA 353 Lucire v Health Care Complaints Commission [2011] NSWCA 99 McGuirk v University of New South Wales [2009] NSWSC 1424 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v Li [2013] HCA 13 Prakash v Health Care Complaints Commission [2006] NSWCA 153 Repatriation Commission v O'Brien [1985] HCA 10; 155 CLR 422 Stead v State Government Insurance Commission (1986) CLR 141 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Ross McNicol Colquhoun (Plaintiff) Health Care Complaints Commission (First Defendant) Psychology Tribunal of New South Wales (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: J Cohen (Plaintiff) P Griffin, N Case (First Defendant)