Health Care Complaints Commission v Sultan [2018] NSWCA 303

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Health Care Complaints Commission v Sultan [2018] NSWCA 303 Hearing dates: 15 June 2018 Decision date: 11 December 2018 Before: Beazley P at [1]; Meagher JA at [159]; Simpson AJA at [174] Decision: 1. Appeal dismissed.

2. Appellant to pay the respondent's costs of the appeal. Catchwords: OCCUPATIONS – health care professionals – medical practitioners – Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW) - unsatisfactory professional conduct – professional misconduct – where respondent admitted unsatisfactory professional conduct - whether Tribunal erred in finding that professional misconduct had not been established – whether Tribunal failed to consider cumulative effect of findings of unsatisfactory professional conduct

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – judicial review – errors of law – whether Tribunal findings of fact unreasonable irrational or illogical – whether Tribunal failed to have regard to relevant evidence – whether Tribunal erred in failing to consider or make a finding in relation to admitted complaint – whether Tribunal failed to apply the correct legal test for professional misconduct Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW), Sch 5, cl 29 Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW), ss 139B, 139E, 144, 144D, 145D, 149, 149C, 165H, 165M, Sch 5D, cls 2-5 Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW) Amendment (Review) Act 2016 Health Practitioner Regulation (New South Wales) Regulation 2010, cl 7, Sch 2, cls 1 and 2 Cases Cited: Abebe v The Commonwealth (1999) 197 CLR 510; [1999] HCA 14 Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd v Cervantes [2012] NSWCA 244; 61 MVR 443 Applicant WAEE v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (2003) 236 FCR 593; [2003] FCAFC 184 Chen v Health Care Complaints Commission (2017) 95 NSWLR 334; [2017] NSWCA 186 Cockram Construction Ltd v Fulton Hogan Construction Pty Ltd (2018) 359 ALR 350; [2018] NSWCA 107 D'Amore v Independent Commission Against Corruption (2013) 303 ALR 242; [2013] NSWCA 187 Duncan v Independent Commission Against Corruption [2016] NSWCA 143 Harkin v R (1989) 38 A Crim R 296 Htun v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (2001) 233 FCR 136; [2001] FCA 1802 King v Health Care Complaints Commission [2011] NSWCA 353 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v SZVFW (2018) 357 ALR 408; [2018] HCA 30 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v Li (2013) 249 CLR 332; [2013] HCA 18 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZJSS (2010) 243 CLR 164; [2010] HCA 48 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZMDS (2010) 240 CLR 611; [2010] HCA 16 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZRKT (2013) 212 FCR 99; [2013] FCA 317 Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Wu Shan Liang (1996) 185 CLR 259; [1996] HCA 6 Paul v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (2001) 113 FCR 396; [2001] FCA 1196 Ryan v The Queen (1967) 121 CLR 205 SHKB v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2004] FCA 545 Swift v SAS Trustee Corporation [2010] NSWCA 182 Torbey Investments Corporated Pty Ltd v Ferrara [2017] NSWCA 9 Wesiak v D & R Constructions (Aust) Pty Ltd [2016] NSWCA 353 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Health Care Complaints Commission (Appellant) Dr Aamer Sultan (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: C Webster SC; B Tronson (Appellant) R Mathur (Respondent)