Quach v New South Wales Health Care Complaints Commission (No 3) [2016] NSWCA 284

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Quach v New South Wales Health Care Complaints Commission (No 3) [2016] NSWCA 284 Hearing dates: 22 August 2016 Decision date: 19 October 2016 Before: McColl JA at [1], Macfarlan JA at [97], Sackville AJA at [98] Decision: Dismiss the review application with costs. Catchwords: PRACTICE – review of decision of single judge of appeal – Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 46(4) – whether court properly constituted by single judge – whether denial of procedural fairness – whether judge erred in principle or decision plainly wrong

PRACTICE – inherent jurisdiction of court – abuse of process – where applicant sought to re-agitate issues finally determined in principal proceedings – where applicant made repeated applications for orders already rejected on previous applications – where applicant asserted entitlement to persist in making applications – where order in terms of Teoh v Hunters Hill Council (No 4) (2011) 81 NSWLR 771 – principle of finality – Court's exercise of inherent powers to prevent abuse of process

LAW REFORM – Civil Procedure Rules 1998 (UK), r 3.11 – Practice Direction 3C (Civil Restraint Orders) – recommendation Rules Committee consider similar rule and practice direction Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Civil Procedure Rules 1998 (UK) Health Care Complaints Commission Act 1993 (NSW) Health Practitioner Regulation Amendment Act 2010 (NSW) Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW) Medical Practice Act 1992 (NSW) Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Vexatious Proceedings Act 2008 (NSW) Cases Cited: Adamson v Ede [2009] NSWCA 379 Attorney-General v Barker [2000] 1 FLR 759; [2000] 2 FCR 1; [2000] EWHC 453 Attwells v Jackson Lalic Lawyers Pty Ltd (2016) 90 ALJR 572; [2016] HCA 16 Ball v McInerney [2014] NSWCA 331 Batistatos v Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales (2006) 226 CLR 256; [2006] HCA 27 Bhamjee v Forsdick (No 2) [2003] All ER (D) 429 (Jul); [2004] 1 WLR 88; [2003] EWCA Civ 1113 Collier v Lancer [2013] NSWCA 185 Commonwealth Trading Bank v Inglis (1974) 131 CLR 311(at 319); [1974] HCA 17 Donnelly v Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd [2014] NSWCA 43 D'Orta-Ekenaike v Victoria Legal Aid (2005) 223 CLR 1; [2005] HCA 12 Gedeon v Commissioner of the New South Wales Crime Commission (2008) 236 CLR 120; [2008] HCA 43 Grepe v Loam (1887) 37 Ch D 168 Hamilton v Oades (1989) 166 CLR 486; [1989] HCA 21 Health Care Complaints Commission v Quach [2015] NSWCATOD 2 Health Care Complaints Commission v Quach (No 2) [2015] NSWCATOD 32 Jeffery & Katauskas Pty Ltd v SST Consulting Pty Ltd (2009) 239 CLR 75; [2009] HCA 43 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs; Ex parte Lam (2003) 214 CLR 1; [2003] HCA 6 Oceanic Sun Line Special Shipping Co Inc v Fay (1988) 165 CLR 197; [1988] HCA 32 Quach v New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal [2015] NSWCA 63 Quach v New South Wales Health Care Complaints Commission [2016] NSWCA 10 Quach v New South Wales Health Care Complaints Commission (No 4) [2016] NSWCA 285 Ridgeway v R (1995) 184 CLR 19; [1995] HCA 66 Rinehart v Welker [2011] NSWCA 403 Rogers v R (1994) 181 CLR 251; [1994] HCA 42 Teoh v Hunters Hill Council (No 4) (2011) 81 NSWLR 771; [2011] NSWCA 324 Teoh v Hunters Hill Council (No 7) [2012] NSWCA 356 Teoh v Hunters Hill Council (No 8) [2014] NSWCA 125 Velissaris v Dynami Pty Ltd [2013] VSCA 299; (2013) 306 ALR 256 Wentworth v Graham (2003) 57 NSWLR 741; [2003] NSWCA 229 Wentworth v Graham [2003] NSWCA 307 Texts Cited: Bullen & Leake & Jacob's Precedents of Pleadings (12th ed 1975, Sweet and Maxwell) Ritchie's Uniform Civil Procedure NSW, LexisNexis Category: Principal judgment Parties: Michael Van Thanh Quach (Applicant) New South Wales Health Care Complaints Commission (First Respondent) New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal (Second Respondent) Attorney General of New South Wales (Third Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Self represented (Applicant) K Richardson (First Respondent) B K Lim (Third Respondent)