Health Care Complaints Commission v Meneghetti [2020] NSWCATOD 39

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Health Care Complaints Commission v Meneghetti [2020] NSWCATOD 39 Hearing dates: 4 and 5 March 2020 Date of orders: 16 April 2020 Decision date: 16 April 2020 Jurisdiction: Occupational Division Before: Hennessy ADCJ, Deputy President Dr D Robinson, Senior Member Dr S Howle, Senior Member M Kelly, General Member Decision: (1) The registration of Dr Meneghetti as a medical practitioner is cancelled. (2) Dr Meneghetti may not apply for a review of this order for 18 months from the date of this decision. (3) Dr Meneghetti is to pay the Health Care Complaints Commission's costs as agreed, or if not agreed, as assessed under the Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014 (NSW). Catchwords: PROFESSIONS AND TRADES – health practitioner – registered medical practitioner – where practitioner admitted professional misconduct – whether appropriate to cancel registration Legislation Cited: Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW) Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014 (NSW) Cases Cited: Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336 Bronze Wing International Pty Ltd v SafeWork NSW [2017] NSWCA 41 Clyne v New South Wales Bar Association (1960) 104 CLR 186 Health Care Complaints Commission v Dr Denise Perroux [2011] NSWDC 99 Health Care Complaints Commission v Dr Maendel [2013] NSWMT 3 Health Care Complaints Commission v King [2012] NSWMT 9 Health Care Complaints Commission v Do [2014] NSWCA 307 Health Care Complaints Commission v Dr Della Bruna [2014] NSWCATOD 31 Pillai v Messiter (No 2) (1989) 16 NSWLR 197 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Health Care Complaints Commission (Applicant) Dr Alicia Meneghetti (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: S Maybury (Applicant) P Dwyer (Respondent)