Health Care Complaints Commission v Brunner [2017] NSWCATOD 49

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Health Care Complaints Commission v Brunner [2017] NSWCATOD 49 Hearing dates: 27 March 2017 Date of orders: 05 April 2017 Decision date: 05 April 2017 Jurisdiction: Occupational Division Before: The Hon F Marks ADCJ Dr R Napier (Professional Member) Prof R Batey (Professional Member) Y Rowling (Community Member) Decision: The respondent is found guilty of professional misconduct. The respondent is to pay the costs of the complainant agreed in the sum of $2535.50 The proceedings are otherwise dismissed Catchwords: Medical practitioner – admission of professional misconduct – finding of professional misconduct-public interest – proceedings not continued and dismissed-costs order Legislation Cited: Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 1966 Cases Cited: HCCC v Do [2014] NSWCA 307 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Health Care Complaints Commission (Complainant) Dr Helmut Brunner (Respondent) Representation: Counsel M Darmody solicitor (Complainant) S Barnes (Respondent):

Solicitors: Health Care Complaints Commission (Complainant) TressCox (Respondent) File Number(s): 2016/00378778, 1620217 Publication restriction: Non-publication order of the name of or any material which might tend to identify the name of any patient of the respondent