Health Care Complaints Commission v Cooper; Health Care Complaints Commission v Higgins [2018] NSWCATOD 17

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Health Care Complaints Commission v Cooper; Health Care Complaints Commission v Higgins [2018] NSWCATOD 17 Hearing dates: 26 July 2017 and 26 October 2017 Date of orders: 16 February 2018 Decision date: 16 February 2018 Jurisdiction: Occupational Division Before: R Titterton, Principal Member I McQualter, Senior Member A Walsh, Senior Member Dr C Berglund, General Member Decision: In relation to 2017/00036342;

(1) Complaint One is established.

(2) Complaint Two is established.

(3) RN Cooper is reprimanded.

(4) The following conditions are placed on Robert Cooper's registration:

(a) Robert Cooper must complete an education course on record keeping and ethics that has been approved by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of NSW within 12 months of the date of this decision.

(b) Robert Cooper is to provide to the Nursing and Midwifery Council of NSW evidence of successful completion of the courses signed by an individual authorised by the education institution within 14 days of completion of the course.

(5) The Nursing and Midwifery Council of NSW is the appropriate review body of these conditions when Robert Cooper has a principal place of practice in NSW.

(6) Sections 125 to 127 of the National Law are to apply should Robert Cooper's principal place of practice be anywhere in Australia other than in New South Wales, so that the appropriate review body in those circumstances is the relevant National Board.