Health Care Complaints Commission v Spruce (No.2) [2015] NSWCATOD 153

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Health Care Complaints Commission v Spruce (No.2) [2015] NSWCATOD 153 Hearing dates: On the papers Date of orders: 21 December 2015 Decision date: 21 December 2015 Jurisdiction: Occupational Division Before: A Britton, Principal Member J Ludington, Occasional Member B Radcliffe, Occasional Member M Cross, Occasional Member Decision: Respondent to pay 80% of the Applicant's costs. Catchwords: COSTS — principles applying to awarding costs under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW) — whether presumption displaced that the successful party is ordinarily entitled to recover its costs Legislation Cited: Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW) Mental Health (Forensic Provisions) Act 1990 (NSW) Cases Cited: Health Care Complaints Commission v Spruce [2015] NSWCATOD 89 Health Care Complaints Commission v Do [2014] NSWCA 307 Health Care Complaints Commission v Philipiah [2013] NSWCA 342 Lucire v Health Care Complaints Commission (No 2) [2011] NSWCA 182 Ohn v Walton (1995) 36 NSWLR 77 Qasim v Health Care Complaints Commission [2015] NSWCA 282 Williams v Lewer (1974) 2 NSWLR 91 Aon Risk Services Australia Ltd v Australian National University [2009] HCA 27; (2009) 239 CLR 175 Leading Edge Australia Pty Ltd v Kiri Te Kanawa (No 2) [2007] NSWSC 568 Shao Chun Bi v Mourad [2010] NSWCA 17 Category: Costs Parties: Health Care Complaints Commission (Appellant) David Spruce (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: V Hartstein (Applicant)