Health Care Complaints Commission v Lidman [2020] NSWCATOD 48

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Health Care Complaints Commission v Lidman [2020] NSWCATOD 48 Hearing dates: 22 April 2020 (on the papers) Date of orders: 06 May 2020 Decision date: 06 May 2020 Jurisdiction: Occupational Division Before: J Millbank, Senior Member K Andersson-Noorgard, Senior Member B Monley, Senior Member R Kusuma, General Member Decision: (1) The practitioner is reprimanded pursuant to s 149A(1)(a) of the National Law. (2) The Respondent to pay 80% of the Applicant's costs of these proceedings as agreed or as assessed under the Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014 (NSW). (3) Pursuant to s 64 of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) prohibition of disclosure or publication of the names of Persons A and B listed in the schedule to the complaint. Catchwords: TRADES AND PROFESSIONS – Nursing – criminal convictions – domestic violence – failure to notify of conviction Legislation Cited: Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW) Cases Cited: Briginshaw v Briginshaw [1938] HCA 34 Health Care Complaints Commission v Coutinho [2020] NSWCATOD 33 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Health Care Complaints Commission (Applicant) Stephen Lidman (Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: Health Care Complaints Commission (Applicant) NSW Nurses and Midwives' Association (Respondent) File Number(s): 2019/00348722 Publication restriction: Pursuant to s 64 of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) prohibition of disclosure or publication of the names of Persons A and B listed in the schedule to the complaint.