Health Care Complaints Commission v Ghannoum [2015] NSWCATOD 149

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Health Care Complaints Commission v Ghannoum [2015] NSWCATOD 149 Hearing dates: 23 March 2015, 21 & 22 July 2015Written submissions by 6 August 2015 Date of orders: 17 December 2015 Decision date: 17 December 2015 Jurisdiction: Occupational Division Before: Hon G Mullane ADCJ – Principal member Dr R Gordon – Professional Member Dr E Kertesz – Professional Member M Kelly – General Member Decision: (1) The Parties must each provide any further submissions on the proposals in (5) to (10) of para 172 of these reasons by 22 December 2015. (2) Publication or broadcast of the name or other identifying information of any patient is prohibited. Catchwords: Disciplinary proceedings; Medical practitioner; prescribing addictive drugs, inadequate patient records, breach of condition of registration, treating family members. Professional misconduct, conditions imposed on registration. Legislation Cited: Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW) No 86a; Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 1966 (NSW); Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Regulation 2008 (NSW); Medical Practice Regulation 2003; Medical Practice Regulation 2008; Health Practitioner Regulation (New South Wales) Regulation 2010: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 Cases Cited: Spicer v NSW Medical Council (unreported) CA No 3 of 1981; Prakash v Health are Complaints Commission [2006] NSWCA 153; Health Care Complaints Commission v Do [2014] NSWCA 307 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Health Care Complaints Commission (Applicant) Wael Ghannoum (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: S Beckett (Applicant) P Morrison SC (Respondent)