Health Care Complaints Commission v Singh [2016] NSWCATOD 85

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Health Care Complaints Commission v Singh [2016] NSWCATOD 85 Hearing dates: 29 April 2016 Date of orders: 29 June 2016 Decision date: 29 June 2016 Jurisdiction: Occupational Division Before: Boland ADCJ, Deputy President Decision: 1. The Tribunal consents to the withdrawal of the application for disciplinary findings and orders lodged on 11 September 2015. Catchwords: HEALTH PRACTITIONER REGULATION NATIONAL LAW – Where disciplinary proceedings instituted against a medical practitioner – where practitioner has left the jurisdiction and has not been served with the initiating application – where practitioner's registration is suspended. Consideration of whether proceedings should be adjourned sine die or withdrawn Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Civil and Administrative Tribunal Rules 2014 (NSW) Cases Cited: Hall v Nominal Defendant (1966) HCA36; 117 CLR 423 Texts Cited: Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary Stroud's Judicial Dictionary of Words and Phrases Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Health Care Complaints Commission (Applicant) Dr Raghubir Singh (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: B Tronson (Applicant) No appearance by or on behalf of the Respondent

Solicitors: Health Care Complaints Commission (Applicant) File Number(s): 1520184 Publication restriction: Not applicable