Health Care Complaints Commission v Priyamanna [2015] NSWCATOD 138

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Health Care Complaints Commission v Priyamanna [2015] NSWCATOD 138 Hearing dates: 12,13,14,15 and 16 October 2015 Date of orders: 10 December 2015 Decision date: 10 December 2015 Jurisdiction: Occupational Division Before: Boland ADCJ (Deputy President) Dr A Reid (Professional Member) Dr L Cotterell (Professional Member) Ms B Radcliffe (Lay Member) Decision: 1. The complaint of unsatisfactory professional conduct is established 2. The complaint of professional misconduct is established 3. The matter is listed for a "Stage 2" hearing on 18 December 2015 at 10a.m. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW).Professional disciplinary proceedings under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law - Where it is asserted practitioner guilty of unsatisfactory professional conduct and professional misconduct. Practitioner concedes aspects of clinical examination of patient not conducted with appropriate skill and expertise but denies inappropriate behaviour of a sexual nature. Witness credibility in issue. Where complaints are established to requisite civil standard. Legislation Cited: Chiropractors Act 2001 (NSW) (repealed) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW) Cases Cited: Briginshaw v Briginshaw [1938] HCA 34; 60 CLR 336 Campbell v Campbell [2015] NSWSC 784 Clyne v NSW Bar Association [1960] HCA 40; 104 CLR 186 Gianoutsos v Glykis [2006] NSWCA 137 HCCC v Litchfield [1997] NSWCA 297 ; 41 NSWLR 630 HCCC v Peatling [2011] NSWCT 1 HCCC v Rezk [2009] NSWPT 1 King v HCCC [2011] NSWCA 353 Neat v Karajan Holdings Pty Ltd [1992] HCA 66 Quidwai v Brown (1984) 1 NSWLR 100 Texts Cited: Guidelines on Memory and the Law – NSW Judicial Commission Category: Principal judgment Parties: Health Care Complaints Commission (Applicant) Dr Naeen Keerthi Priyamanna (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: W Hunt (Applicant) P Strickland SC (Respondent)