Vito Zepinic v Health Care Complaints Commission [2020] NSWSC 13

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Vito Zepinic v Health Care Complaints Commission [2020] NSWSC 13 Hearing dates: 30 May 2019 Date of orders: 03 February 2020 Decision date: 03 February 2020 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: N Adams J Decision: (1) The appeal is dismissed. (2) The appellant is to pay the respondent's costs of the appeal. Catchwords: APPEAL – NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (Occupational Division) – Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW) – refusal to reinstate as psychologist – six grounds of appeal – breaches of Medical Practice Act 1992 (NSW) – false representations or declarations – convictions of fraud in the United Kingdom – character test for reinstatement – costs Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW), Sch 5, cl 29 Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 98(1)(a) Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW) Medical Practice Act 1992 (NSW), s105, s 105(1) Psychologists Act 2001 (NSW), s 17 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), s 10, s 10(1)(a) Vexatious Proceedings Act 2008 (NSW), s 8(7)(b) Cases Cited: B v The Queen (1992) 175 CLR 599; [1992] HCA 68 Brandy v Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (1995) 183 CLR 245; [1995] HCA 10 Campbell v R [2007] 2 Cr App Rep 28 DS v HM Advocate (2007) SC (PC) 1 Harriman v The Queen [1989] HCA 50 Health Care Complaints Commission v Philipiah [2013] NSWCA 342 Ivey v Genting Casinos (UK) Ltd t/a Crockfords [2017] UKSC 67 Makin v Attorney-General (1989) 167 CLR 590; [1984] AC 57 O'Brien v Chief Constable of South Wales Police [2005] UKHL 26 Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 193 CLR 72; [1998] HCA 11 Pfennig v The Queen (1995) 182 CLR 461; [1995] HCA 7 R v Fouad Bennabou [2012] EWCA Crim 3088 R v Ghosh [1982] 2 All ER 689 R v Hanson, Gilmore & Pickstone [2005] 2 Crim App R 21 R v Highton [2005] 1 WLR 3472 Reg v Boardman [1975] AC 421 Sunol v Collier (2012) 81 NSWLR 619; [2012] NSWCA 14 Vito Zepinic v Château Constructions (Aust) Limited; Nina Zepinic v Château Constructions (Aust) Limited [2018] NSWCA 317 Zaidi v Health Care Complaints Commission (1998) 44 NSWLR 82 Zepinic v Château Constructions (Aust) Ltd; Château Constructions (Aust) Ltd v Zepinic [2017] NSWSC 582 Zepinic v Health Care Complaints Commission [2018] NSWCATOD 92 Zepinic v Health Care Complaints Commission (No 2) [2018] NSWCATOD 166 Zepinic v Psychologists Registration Board of NSW [2010] NSWPST 6 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Mr Vito Zepinic (Appellant) Health Care Complaints Commission (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: In person (Appellant) Patricia Lowson (Respondent)