Health Care Complaints Commission v Leighton [2016] NSWCATOD 33

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Health Care Complaints Commission v Leighton [2016] NSWCATOD 33 Hearing dates: 22 February 2016 Date of orders: 30 March 2016 Decision date: 30 March 2016 Jurisdiction: Occupational Division Before: O Shub, Principal Member G Perkis, Professional Member A L Sharpe, Professional Member J Klauss, General Member Decision: The Tribunal finds the Respondent guilty of unsatisfactory professional conduct as alleged in complaints one and two, guilty of professional misconduct as alleged in complaint three, that the Respondent has an impairment as alleged in complaint four, save that it does not find proven that the Respondent is dependent upon crystal methamphetamine.

That the Respondent is not competent to practice a health profession as defined in section 139A Catchwords: Psychologist, impairment, drug use, unethical conduct, sexual relationship Legislation Cited: Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW) Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 Cases Cited: Health Care Complaints Commission v Litchfield [1997] 41 NSWLR 630 HCCC v Gillett [2007] NSWNMT 7 HCCC v Rutner [2009] NSWDT 2 Gayed v Walton [1997] NSWSC 279 Prakash v Health Care Complaints Commission [2006] NSWCA 153 Health Care Complaints Commission v Howe [2010] NSWMT 12 Re Dr Parajuli [2010] NSWMT 3 Clyne v New South Wales Bar Association (1960) 104 CLR 186 New South Wales Bar Association v Evatt (1968) 117 CLR 177 NSW Bar Association v Meakes [2006] NSWCA 340 Skinner v Beaumont (1974) 2 NSWLR 106 Law Society of NSW v Foreman (1994) 34 NSWLR 408 Saville v HCCC [2006] NSWCA 298 Lee v HCCC [2012] NSWCA 80 HCCC v Dr Graeme Harris [2008] NSWMT 6 HCCC v King [2013] NSWMT 9 Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care v Lambert (2009) NSWLR 523 HCCC v Platt [2013] NSWLR 523 Sudath v HCCC [2012] NSWCA 171 Lindsay v HCCC [2010] NSWCA 194 Briginshaw v Briginshaw 1938 60CLR336 HCCC v Saedlounia [2013] NSWMT 13 HCCC v Dr Gow [2008] NSWMT 2 HCCC v Nemeth [2012] NSWMT 4 Spicer v NSW Medical Council unreported, CA No.3, 19 February 1981 HCCC v Gorodny-Novak [2011] NSWMT 3 Re Dr Than Le unreported, NSWMT, 20 September 2001 HCCC v Reimers [2012] NSWCA 317 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Health Care Complaints Commission (Applicant) Julie Leighton (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: A Britt (Applicant)