Liu v Chinese Medicine Council of NSW [2019] NSWCATOD 71

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Liu v Chinese Medicine Council of NSW [2019] NSWCATOD 71 Hearing dates: 20 March 2019 Date of orders: 15 May 2019 Decision date: 15 May 2019 Jurisdiction: Occupational Division Before: J Millbank, Senior Member L Cali, Senior Member P Coop, Senior Member C Gardiner, General Member Decision: 1. The decision of the Council to suspend the registration of the practitioner is confirmed; 2. Appellant to pay the respondents' costs of this appeal, and the related stay application, as agreed or assessed. Catchwords: TRADES AND PROFESSIONS ─ Chinese medicine ─ appeal of immediate action ─ suspension Legislation Cited: Health Practitioner Regulation National Law NSW 2009 (NSW) ('The National Law') Cases Cited: Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336; Crickitt v Medical Council of NSW (No 2) [2015] NSWCATOD 115; Hanna v Medical Council of NSW [2017] NSWCATOD 27; HCCC v Liu [2017] NSWCATOD 18 and 88; HCCC v Liu [2018] NSWCATOD 77; Karimi v Medical Council of New South Wales [2017] NSWCATOD 180; Liu v Chinese Medicine Council of NSW [2019] NSWCATOD 13; Liu v HCCC [2018] NSWSC 315; Texts Cited: Chinese Medicine Board of Australia, Code of Conduct (2014); Chinese Medicine Board of Australia, Guidelines for Safe Chinese Medicine Herbal Practice (2015). Category: Principal judgment Parties: Shuquan Liu (Applicant) Chinese Medicine Council of NSW (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: S Free SC and C Trahanas (Applicant) K Lindeman (Respondent)