Han v Psychology Board of Australia [2017] NSWCATOD 174

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Han v Psychology Board of Australia [2017] NSWCATOD 174 Hearing dates: 10 November 2017 Date of orders: 30 November 2017 Decision date: 30 November 2017 Jurisdiction: Occupational Division Before: J Millbank, Senior Member A Shires, Senior Member J Haigh, Senior Member A Gray, General Member Decision: 1. The appeal is dismissed. 2. No order as to costs. Catchwords: Psychology – Appeal against refusal to grant provisional registration – Registration Standard – English language requirement – Extended education pathway – Continuous education – Request for exemption or exercise of discretion Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 Health Practitioner Regulation National Law NSW 2009 ("the National Law") Cases Cited: Chinese Medicine Board of Australia v Lee [2014] QCA 149; D'Rozario v Dental Board of Australia [2015] NSWCATOD 19; McMahon v Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia [201] NSWNMT 4; Texts Cited: AHPRA, English Language Skills Registration Standard (1 July 2015); AHPRA, English Language Skills Registration Standards, Consultation Report (May 2015); Psychology Board of Australia, English Language Skills Registration Standard FAQ (accessed 9 November 2017) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Ms Han, Appellant Psychology Board of Australia, Respondent Representation: Counsel: Ms Bennett (Respondent)