Health Care Complaints Commission v Thiruvarangam (aka Rangam) [2017] NSWCATOD 179

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Health Care Complaints Commission v Thiruvarangam (aka Rangam) [2017] NSWCATOD 179 Hearing dates: 28 - 29 September 2017 Date of orders: 15 December 2017 Decision date: 15 December 2017 Jurisdiction: Occupational Division Before: R C Titterton, Principal Member Dr S Schulz-Robinson, Senior Member A Bizzotto, Senior Member Dr J Sillince, General Member Decision: (1) Complaint One is not established.

(2) Complaint Two is not established. Catchwords: TRADES AND PROFESSIONS - health practitioner - nurse - complaint of impairment – principles to be applied. TRADES AND PROFESSIONS - health practitioner - nurse - complaint of lack of competence – principles to be applied. Legislation Cited: Health Care Complaints Act 1993 (NSW) Health Regulation National Law (NSW) No 86a Trans Tasman Mutual Recognition Act 1997 (Cth) Cases Cited: Grant v Health Care Complaints Commission [2003] NSWCA 73 Health Care Complaints Commission v Bousfield [2014] NSWCATOD 57 Health Care Complaints Commission v CWY [2017] NSWCATOD 6 Health Care Complaints Commission v Flett [2016] NSWCATOD 138 Health Care Complaints Commission v Ovchinnikov [2017] NSWCATOD 62 Health Care Complaints Commission v Perceval [2014] NSWCATOD 38 Qasim v Health Care Complaints Commission [2015] NSWCA 282 Texts Cited: Macquarie Dictionary, online edition Oxford English Dictionary, online edition Category: Principal judgment Parties: Health Care Complaints Commission (Applicant) Subathra Thiruvarangam (aka Rebekah Rangam) (Respondent) Representation: In Person (Respondent)