Henkelman v Psychology Council of New South Wales (No 2) [2018] NSWSC 818

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Henkelman v Psychology Council of New South Wales (No 2) [2018] NSWSC 818 Hearing dates: 31 May 2018 Date of orders: 31 May 2018 Decision date: 31 May 2018 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Schmidt J Decision: (1) The application is dismissed; and (2) Mr Henkelman is to bear the Council's costs as agreed or assessed. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – application for dismissal for want of due despatch – where plaintiff does not appear – application granted – proceedings dismissed Legislation Cited: Civil Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (2013) Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Henkelman v Psychology Council of Australia [2017] NSWCATOD 161 Henkelman v Psychology Council of Australia (Supreme Court (NSW), Fagan J, 22 March 2018, unrep) Henkelman v Psychology Council of Australia [2018] NSWSC 800 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Steven Michael Henkelman (Plaintiff) Psychology Council of New South Wales (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr S Benson (Defendant) Solicitors: Mr S Henkelman, unrepresented (Plaintiff) Health Professional Councils Authority (Defendant) File Number(s): 2017/372496 Publication restriction: Nil Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: NCAT Citation: [2017] NSWCATOD 161 Date of Decision: 8 November 2017 Before: R C Titterton, Principal Member File Number(s): NCAT 2017/66101