Health Care Complaints Commission v Vega [2015] NSWCATOD 62

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Health Care Complaints Commission v Vega [2015] NSWCATOD 62 Hearing dates: 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 July29, 30 September20 October 2014 Decision date: 29 June 2015 Jurisdiction: Occupational Division Before: D Robinson, Principal member D Armitage, Professional Member D McCluskie, Professional Member C Berglund, Lay Member Decision: The Tribunal finds Mr Ricardo Marcenaro Vega guilty of unsatisfactory professional conduct and professional misconduct. Catchwords: Serious breach of trust; inappropriate touching of elderly patient; attempt to influence colleague's evidence in hospital investigation; unsatisfactory professional conduct; professional misconduct Legislation Cited: Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW) No 86a Cases Cited: Briginshaw v Briginshaw (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 King v Health Care Complaints Commission [2011] NSWCA 353. Pillai v Messiter [No.2] (1989) 16 NSWLR 197 R v Byrne (1995) 193 CLR 501 HCCC v Phung (No.1) [2012] 1 NSWDT 68 Allinson v General Council of Medical Education and Registration [1984] 1 QB 750 Rejfek v McElroy (1965) 112 CLR 517 HCCC v Gatenby, Zhang & Horn [2011] NSWNMT 18 Ordukaya v Hicks [2000] NSWCA 180 Allen v Allen (1894) P 252 Jones v Dunkel [1959] HCA 8 Gaskell v Denkas Building Services Pty Ltd (2008) NSWCA 35 Qidwai v Brown (1984) 1 NSWLR 100 Lucire v Health Care Complaints Commission [2011] NSWCA 99 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Health Care Complaints Commission (Applicant) Ricardo Marcenaro Vega (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: A Britt (Applicant)