Health Care Complaints Commission v Eftimoski [2015] NSWCATOD 51

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Health Care Complaints Commission v Eftimoski [2015] NSWCATOD 51 Hearing dates: 18 and 19 May 2015 Decision date: 01 June 2015 Jurisdiction: Occupational Division Before: O Shub (Principal Member) Dr R Hochstadt (Professional Member) Dr F Wright (Professional Member) C Berglund (Lay Member) Decision: The outcomes of this decision are listed under Orders, paragraphs 86 and 87. Catchwords: Dentist, Sexual Relationship, Code of Conduct, Boundaries Policy Statement, Code of Ethics for Dentists National Law, Section 139B and E Legislation Cited: Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Civil and Administrative Tribunal NSW (the National Law) Act 2013 Cases Cited: HCCC v Dr Bartaloza [2013] NSWDT 4 (9 August 2013) at [62] NSW Bar Association v Cummins [2001] NSWCA 284 Jacobson v Nurses Tribunal and Anor BC9705032 Supreme Court of NSW Administrative Law Division, 3 October 1997 Kalil v Bray [1977] 1 NSWLR 256 [261 – 262] Health Care Complaints Commission v Gorondy-Novak [2011] NSWMT 3 Health Care Complaints Commission v Gordon Howe [2010] Medical Tribunal of NSW at [54]-[56] HCCC v Litchfield (1997) 41 NSWLR 630 at 637 Briginshaw v Briginshaw [1938] HCA 34; (1983) 60 CLR 336 at 336 at 362-3 Gianoutsos v Glykis (2006) NSWLR 539 at 547-9 In re Dr Suman Sood [2006] NSW MT 1 at 10 Polglaze v Veterinary Practitioners Board of NSW [2009] NSWSC 347 at [31] Sabag v HCCC [2001] NSWCA 411 at [82] Clyne v New South Wales Bar Association (1960) 104 CLR 186 at 201-202 Gayed v Walton [1997] NSWSC 279 at p6 Prakash v HCCC [2006] NSWCA 153 at [91] HCCC v Howe [2010] NSWMT 12 at [113] HCCC v Abraham [2013] NSWDT 2 Skinner v Beaumont (1974) 2 NSWLR 106 at 109 Re Dr Parajuli [2010] NSWMT 3 at [32] HCCC v Roopra (No 1) [2012] NSWDT 5 HCCC v Dr Cheng NSWMT [2005] 25 McKeehan [2013] NSWPST 2 (23 August 2013) HCCC v Mead [2007] NSWPST 3 (23 May 2007) HCCC v Karja [2012] NSWMNMT 11 (25 September 2012) HCCC v Sunjic [2008] NSWNMT 12 (26 June 2008) New South Wales Bar Association v Evatt (1968) 117 CLR 177 at 183-184 NSW Bar Association v Meakes [2006] NSWCA 340 at [114] Law Society of NSW v Foreman (1994) 34 NSWLR 408 at 471B Saville v HCCC [2006] NSWCA 298 at [45] Lee v HCCC [2012] NSWCA 80 at [20]-[21] HCCC v Dr Graeme Harris [2008] NSWMT 6 at [175] HCCC v King [2013] NSWMT 9 at [27] Director-General, Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care v Lambert (2009) NSWLR 523 at [83] HCCC v Platt [2013] NSWMT 14 at [55] and [71] Sudath v HCCC [2012] NSWCA 171 at [75] Lindsay v HCCC [2010] NSWCA at [34]-[35] Bannister v Walton (1993) 30 NSWLR 699 at 711-712 Gianoutsos v Glykis (2006) 65 NSWLR 539 at 548-9 Dr Suman Sood [2006] NSWMT 1 at [10] Sophie [2008] NSWCA 250 at [68] Health Care Complaints Commission v McKenzie [2011] NSWMT 6 at [26] R. v Byrne (1995) 193 CLR 501 at 514-515 HCCC v Phung (No. 1) [2012] 1 NSWDT at [68] Slezak, Dr Peter [2011] NSWMPSC 10 at [80] Pillai v Messiter [No 2] (1989) 16 NSWLR 197 HCCC v Saedlounia [2013] NSWMT 13 at [43]-[50] HCCC v Mehta (Medical Tribunal of New South Wales, 29 November 2002, unreported) HCCC v Waddell No. 1 [2012] NSWNMT 17 at [235] HCCC v Scully [2001] NSWNMT 28 at [91] HCCC v Karalasingham [2007] NSWCA 267 Health Care Complaints Commission v Do [2014] NSWCA 307 Health Care Complaints Commission v Holmes [2010] NSWMT 19 Health Care Complaints Commission v Dr Anne Amigo [2012] NSW MT 13 Health Care Complaints Commission v Dr Small [2012] NSWMT 18 HCCC v Twomey [2013] NSWNMT 6 HCCC v Karjs [2012] NSWNMT 11 HCCC v Ford [2012] NSWOPT 1 HCCC v Schubert [2009] NSWPST 6 HCCC v Kreft (No.2) [2012] NSWPST 1 A Solicitor v Council of the NSW Law Society [2004] HCA 1 at [21] Health Care Complaints Commission v Gordondy-Novak [2011] NSWMT 3 HCCC v Jamieson [2014] NSWCATOD 56 at [101]-[102] HCCC v Della-Bruna [2014] NSWCATOD 31 at [90]-[91] HCCC v Dinakar [2009] NSWMT HCCC v Dr Mazzaferro [2011] NSWMT 9 at [67] Waterman v Gerling Australia Insurance Co Pty Ltd (No 2) [2005] NSWSC 1111 at [10] NSW v Stanley [2007] NSWCA 330 at [24] Arian v Nguyen [2001] NSWCA 5 at [36] HCCC v Philipiah [2013] NSWCA 342 at [42]-[46] Category: Principal judgment Parties: Health Care Complaints Commission (Applicant) Z Eftimoski (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: S Beckett (Applicant) A Britt (Respondent) Solicitors: B Butt, Health Care Complaints Commission (Applicant) D Stanefska & Associates (Respondent) File Number(s): 1420357 Publication restriction: Non-publication order pursuant to Schedule 5D Clause 7(1)(a) of the National Law: to apply to the names of patient A and patient A's husband.