Health Care Complaints Commission v Sheldrick (No 2) [2017] NSWCATOD 24

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Health Care Complaints Commission v Sheldrick (No 2) [2017] NSWCATOD 24 Hearing dates: 25 November 2016 Date of orders: 10 February 2017 Decision date: 10 February 2017 Jurisdiction: Occupational Division Before: J Millbank, Senior Member C Doyle, Professional Member M Maimann, Professional Member F Taylor, General Member Decision: (1) A non publication order under s 64 of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) prohibiting disclosure or publication of the names of the Patients in the schedule to the complaint, or their partners; (2) The practitioner's registration in midwifery is cancelled pursuant to s149C(1)(b) of the National Law; (3) The practitioner may not reapply for registration for a period of at least 16 months from the date of these orders pursuant to s149C(7) of the National Law; (4) The practitioner is prohibited, pursuant to s149C(5) of the National Law, from providing any of the following health services unless and until she makes a successful application to be restored to the register as a midwife: (a) a doula; (b) a birth attendant; (c) working in any pregnancy-related role; (d) working in any birth-related role; and (e) working in any other ante- or post-natal role, including education or preparation for birth. (5) The Commission is entitled to 80 % of its costs of Stage 2 pursuant to cl 13(1) of Sch 5D of the National Law as agreed or as assessed under the Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014 (NSW). Catchwords: Midwifery — protective orders — professional misconduct — scope of Tribunal power to suspend or cancel registration when practitioner registered in more than one heath profession — application to cancel nursing registration where conduct in nursing not complained of — jurisdiction — procedural fairness — prohibition orders Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) ('The CAT Act') s 36(1), 36(5), s 38, s 53; s 64; Sch 5 cl 9; Health Practitioner Regulation National Law 2009 (NSW) ('The National Law') s 3A; s 149C(1)(b); s 149C(7); s 149C(5); s 149C(6); s 165B; cl 13(1) Sch 5D; Health Practitioner Regulation National Law 2009 (Qld) s 154; Health Practitioner Regulation National Law 2010 (ACT) s 154; Public Health Act 2010 (NSW) s 102(3); Cases Cited: Chowdhury v HCCC [201] NSWCA 56; Gad v HCCC [2002] NSWCA 111; HCCC v Do [2014] NSWCA 307; HCCC v Della Bruna [2014] NSWCATOD 31; HCCC v Epstein (No 2) [2015] NSWCATOD 36 HCCC v Fraser [2014] NSWCATOD 29; HCCC v Jamieson [2014] NSWCATOD 56; HCCC v Abou Hatoum & Anor [2004] NSWCA 30; HCCC v Khalsa (No 2) [2014] NSWCATOD 47; HCCC v King [2013] NSWMT 9; HCCC v Lau [2011] NSWPHT 2; HCCC v Litchfield (1997) 41 NSWLR 630; HCCC v Philipiah [2013] NSWCA 342; HCCC v Sheldrick [2016] NSWCATOD 105; Kioa v West [1985] HCA 81; King v HCCC [2011] NSWCA 353; Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v WZARH [2015] HCA 40; Re MIMIA; Ex parte Lam [2003] HCA 6; Prakash v HCCC [2006] NSWCA 153; Qasim v HCCC [2015] NSWCA 282; Sabag v HCCC [2001] NSWCA 411 Sudath v HCCC [2012] NSWCA 171; Weinstein v Medical Practitioners Board of Victoria [2008] VSCA 193; (2008) 21 VR 29. Category: Principal judgment Parties: Health Care Complaints Commission (HCCC) (Applicant) Machelle Sheldrick (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: H Bennett (Applicant - Hearing) V Hartstein (Applicant - Further submissions) L Andelman (Respondent)