Health Care Complaints Commission v Grygiel (Termination Application) [2020] NSWCATOD 53

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Health Care Complaints Commission v Grygiel (Termination Application) [2020] NSWCATOD 53 Hearing dates: 26 March 2020 and 9 April 2020 and by written submissions Date of orders: 13 May 2020 Decision date: 13 May 2020 Jurisdiction: Occupational Division Before: Boland J AM ADCJ Decision: 1. The application under cl 12 of Schedule 5D of the Health Practitioner National Law is dismissed.

2. The application under s 55 (1) (b) of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) is dismissed.

3. The matter is listed for directions to fix adjourned hearing dates at a date and on time to be notified by the Registrar, Occupational Division, NCAT. Catchwords: PROFESSIONS AND TRADES – health care professionals – medical practitioners – where practitioner seeks termination of disciplinary proceedings – whether it is in the public interest that the proceedings should be terminated – whether the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law excludes reliance on s 55 of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Legislation Cited: Australian Crime Commission Act 2002 (Cth) Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Health Care Complaints Act 1993 (NSW) Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW) Health Services Act 1997 (NSW) Legal Profession Uniform Law 2014 (NSW) Serious Sex Offenders Monitoring Act 2005 (Vic) Vexatious Proceedings Act 2008 (NSW) Cases Cited: Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336 Chief Executive Queensland Health v Jattan [2010] [2010] QCA 359 Chief Executive Queensland Health v Jattan [2010] QSC 92 Duncan v Independent Commission Against Corruption [2016] NSWCA 143 Forster v Hunter New England Health Service [2010] NSWCCA 106 Gianoutsos v Glykis (2006) 65 NSWLR 539 Health Care Complaints Commission v Harley [2014] NSWCATOD 110 Health Care Complaints Commission v Khan [2014] NSWCATOD 83 Health Care Complaints Commission v Mercurio [2017] NSWCATOD 136 Health Care Complaints Commission v Perry [2015] NSWCATOD 76 Health Care Complaints Commission v Torrinello [2015] NSWCATOD 90 Heath Care Complaints Commission v Do [2014] NSWCA 307 Heath Care Complaints Commission v Duggan [2015] NSWCATOD 142 Hill v Medical Council of NSW [2019] NSWCATOD 97 Hogan v Hinch [2011] HCA 4 McKinnon v Secretary, Department of Treasury (2006) 228 CLR 423 McKinnon v Secretary, Department of Treasury [2005] FCFC 142 Medical Council v Lee [2017] NSWCA 282 Neat Holdings Pty Ltd v Karajan Holdings Pty Ltd [1992] 67 ALJR 70 O'Sullivan v Farrer (1989) 168 CLR 210 Polyglaze v Veterinary Practitioners of New South Wales [2009] NSWSC 347 Prakash v Health Care Complaints Commission [2006] NSWCA 153 Re Anderson v Medical Practitioners Act (1967) 85 WN NSW 558 Re Parajuli [2010] NSWMT 3 Rich v Australian Securities and Investment Commission [2004] 220 CLR 129 Tebb v State of NSW [2020 NSWCATAP 85 Weaver v Law Society of NSW (1979) 142 CLR 201 Z v Dental Complaints Assessment Committee [2008] NZSC 55 Texts Cited: JRS Forbes, Justice in Tribunals