Health Care Complaints Commission v Murray [2018] NSWCATOD 119

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Health Care Complaints Commission v Murray [2018] NSWCATOD 119 Hearing dates: 1 November, 2 November, 3 November 20177 February, 8 February 201828 February 2018 (final written submissions) Date of orders: 31 July 2018 Decision date: 31 July 2018 Jurisdiction: Occupational Division Before: A Britton, Principal Member E Anderson, Professional Member D Preswick, Professional Member A Gray, General Member Decision: (1) Matter is listed for a directions hearing on 9 August 2018 at 9:30am. Leave is given to all parties to attend by phone providing that they notify the Registrar in writing of their intention to participate by phone and provide a phone number they can be contacted on for the hearing, at least 24 hours before the hearing. Catchwords: PROFESSIONS AND TRADES — health practitioner — whether practitioner guilty of unsatisfactory conduct — whether practitioner guilty of professional misconduct

COURTS AND TRIBUNALS — whether the Health Care Complaints Commissions is "a State" for the purposes of Ch III of the Constitution — whether in determining a complaint under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law NCAT is exercising administrative or judicial power Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW). Medical Practice Act 1992 (NSW). Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Regulation 2008 (NSW) Health Care Complaints Act 1993 (NSW) Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW) Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 1966 (NSW) Cases Cited: Albarran v Members of the Companies Auditors and Liquidators Disciplinary Board [2007] HCA 23; (2007) 234 ALR 618; 81 ALJR 1155 Australasian Temperance and General Mutual Life Assurance Society Ltd v Howe [1922] HCA 50; (1922) 31 CLR 290 Briginshaw v Briginshaw [1938] HCA 34; (1938) 60 CLR 336 British American Tobacco Australia Ltd v Western Australia (2003) 217 CLR; [2003] HCA 47 Burns v Corbett [2018] HCA 15 Burns v Corbett; Gaynor v Burns [2017] NSWCA 3 Chen v Health Care Complaints Commission [2017] NSWCA 186 Deputy Federal Commissioner of Taxation v State Bank of NSW [1992] HCA 6; (1992) 174 CLR 219 Forster v Hunter New England Area Health Service [2010] NSWCA 106 Health Care Complaints Commission v Hayles [2018] NSWCATOD 37 Health Care Complaints Commission v Karalasingham [2007] NSWCA 267 Health Care Complaints Commission v Litchfield [1997] NSWSC 297; (1997) 41 NSWLR 630 Health Care Complaints Commission v Liu [2016] NSWCATOD 133 Johnson v Dibbin; Gatsby v Gatsby [2018] NSWCATAP 45 Medical Board of Australia v Kemp [2018] VSCA 168 Neat Holdings Pty Ltd v Karajan Holdings Pty Ltd [1992] HCA 66; (1992) 67 ALJR 170; (1992) 110 ALR 449 Office of Local Government v Toma [2015] NSWCATOD 21 Pochi v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1979) 36 FLR 482 Precision Data Holdings Ltd v Wills [1991] HCA 58; (1991) 173 CLR 167 Precision Data Holdings Ltd v Wills [1991] HCA 58; (1991) 173 CLR 167 R v Byrnes and Hopwood (1995) 183 CLR 501; [1995] HCA 1 Sabag v Health Care Complaints Commission [2001] NSWCA 411 Watson and Godfrey v Cameron [1928] HCA 4; (1928) 40 CLR 446 Zistis v Zistis [2018] NSWSC 722 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Health Care Complaints Commission (Applicant) Lauren Murray (Respondent) Representation: Applicant Counsel: L Fernandez