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Court and Tribunal Decisions

Publications

These are summaries of cases relevant to health practitioner regulation. Health practitioner tribunal case summaries are published from time to time as decisions are handed down. A full library of published hearing decisions from adjudication bodies (other than panels) relating to complaints and notifications made about health practitioners or students is published on the AustLII website.  

Tribunal decisions 2015

Date of decision Board Case name Summary
19/03/2015 Nursing and Midwifery Board Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia v Anne McAleer Ms Anne McAleer: reprimanded for professional misconduct, registration cancelled and disqualified for six months. Read the media release.
05/03/2015 Psychology Board Psychology Board of Australia v Elisabeth Freeman Ms Elisabeth Freeman: reprimanded and disqualified for professional misconduct. Read the media release.
04/03/2014  Medical Board  Medical Board of Australia v Salahuddin Taj  Dr Salahuddin Taj: application for specialist registration refused by tribunal. Read the media release.
23/02/2015 Nursing and Midwifery Board  Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia v Peter Savage  Mr Peter Savage: conditions imposed on registration as a nurse. Read the media release.
19/02/2015 Medical Board   Medical Board of Australia v John Barry Myers  Dr John Barry Myers: fined and disqualified for applying for registration. Read the media release.
29/01/2015  Medical Board Medical Board of Australia v Jai Palaniappan  Dr Jai Palaniappan: fined for professional misconduct. Read the media release. 
21/01/2015  Nursing and Midwifery Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia v Linse Thomas  Mr Linse Thomas: application for registration refused. Read the media release.
19/01/2015 Pharmacy Board of Australia Pharmacy Board of Australia v Brian McAllan Mr Brian McAllan: reprimanded for unprofessional conduct. Read the media release.
7/01/2015 Medical Board Medical Board of Australia v Philip Nitschke Dr Philip Nitschke: registration suspended. Read the media release.

Tribunal decisions 2014

Date of decision Board Case name Summary
22/12/2014 Medical Board  Medical Board of Australia v Dieu Dr Tam Dieu and Dr Mervyn Cass: reprimanded and conditions placed on registration. Read the media release.
22/12/2014  Psychology Board  Psychology Board of Australia v Domenic Greco  Mr Domenic Greco: reprimanded, registration cancelled effective 19 January 2015, and disqualified from applying for registration for two years from that date. Read the media release. 
19/12/2014 Chinese Medicine Board  Chinese Medicine Board of Australia v Ah Choo Teo  Ms Ah Choo Teo: reprimanded, registration suspended. Read the media release. 
16/12/2014  Nursing and Midwifery Board  Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia v Harpeet Singh  Mr Harpeet Singh: registration cancelled and disqualified from applying for registration as a nurse for 20 months. Read the media release. 
14/12/2014 Dental Board of Australia Dental Board of Australia v Dr Ari Masters Dr Ari Masters: reprimanded, fined and conditions imposed for unprofessional conduct. Read the media release.
12/12/2014  Medical Board  Medical Board of Australia v Christopher Alroe Dr Christopher Alroe reprimanded, conditions imposed for professional misconduct. Read the media release. 
12/12/2014  Dental Board  Dental Board of Australia v John Ham  Dr John Ham: registration cancelled and disqualified from applying for registration for six months. Read the media release. 
11/12/2014 Nursing and Midwifery Board Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia v Muir McPherson Mr Muir McPherson: reprimanded, fined and conditions imposed for professional misconduct. Read the media release.
08/12/2014  Medical Board  Medical Board of Australia v Wijeneka Liyanage Dr Wijeneka Liyanage: suspension lifted. Read the media release. 
05/12/2014  Medical Board  Medical Board of Australia v Dr I  Dr I: reprimanded and conditions placed on registration. Read the media release. 
24/11/2014 Pharmacy Board Pharmacy Board of Australia v Frank Balestra Mr Frank Balestra: reprimanded, registration cancelled and disqualified from applying for registration for 30 years. Read the media release.
21/11/2014  Medical Board  Medical Board of Australia v Allan Clarke  Dr Allan Clarke: reprimanded and conditions imposed over unsatisfactory professional performance. Read the media release.  
21/11/2014  Medical Board  Medical Board of Australia v Zoran Radovic Dr Zoran Radovic: reprimanded for unsatisfactory professional performance. Read the media release. 
21/11/2014  Medical Board  Medical Board of Australia v Leila Dekker  Dr Leila Dekker: finding of improper conduct set aside. Read the media release. 
12/11/2014  Nursing and Midwifery Board  Nursing and Midwifery Board v Sanjai Gupta  Mr Sanjai Gupta: reprimanded for professional misconduct and conditions imposed on registration. Read the media release. 
06/11/2014  Nursing and Midwifery Board  Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia v Michael Cummins  Mr Michael Cummins: registration suspended and conditions imposed. Read the media release. 
05/11/2014  Medical Board  Medical Board of Australia v Gareth David Eldred  Dr Gareth Eldred: reprimanded and registration cancelled and disqualified from applying for registration for 18 months. Read the media release. 
04/11/2014  Dental Board  Dental Board of Australia v Patrick O'Brien  Dr Patrick O'Brien: finding of unsatisfactory professional conduct and ordered not to reapply for registration. Read the media release. 
04/11/2014  Medical Board      Medical Board of Australia v Bharat Doolabh  Dr Bharat Doolabh: reprimanded and suspended for unsatisfactory professional conduct. Read the media release. 
28/10/2014 Medical Board Medical Board of Australia v Daniel Van Dijk Dr Daniel Van Dijk: reprimanded, removed from the register, and banned from reapplying for registration for nine months. Read the media release.
22/10/2014  Medical Board  Medical Board of Australia v Paul Edward Langton  Dr Paul Edward Langton: suspended, reprimanded and fined for professional misconduct. Read the media release. 
20/10/2014  Medical Board  Medical Board of Australia v David Evan Roberts  Dr David Evan Roberts: ordered to have communication with patients audited; fined $15,000 for unprofessional conduct. Read the media release. 
17/10/2014 Physiotherapy Board  Physiotherapy Board of Australia v Alexander Browning  Mr Alexander Browning: reprimanded and suspended for two months. Read the media release. 
15/10/2014  Pharmacy Board  Pharmacy Board of Australia v Nicholas Gledhill  Mr Nicholas Gledhill: reprimanded and disqualified for professional misconduct. Read the media release. 
10/10/2014 Medical Board Medical Board of Australia v Mughammad Saliem Ismail  Dr Mughammad Saliem Ismail: reprimanded and registration cancelled. Read the media release.
10/10/2014  Physiotherapy Board  Physiotherapy Board of Australia v Bharath Devadas  Mr Bharath Devadas: permanently disqualified for professional misconduct. Read the media release. 
01/10/2014  Medical Board  Medical Board of Australia v Ashraf Ibrahim Abdou Ibrahim  Dr Ashraf Ibrahim Abdou Ibrahim: appeal against Board decision dismissed by tribunal. Read the media release. 
29/09/2014 Podiatry Board Podiatry Board of Australia v Terence Williams Mr Terrence Williams: disqualified from applying for registration for three years. Read the media release.
27/09/2014 Medical Board Medical Board of Autralia v Henning Dr Frederick Henning: reprimanded and conditions imposed on registration. Read the media release.
24/09/2014 Nursing and Midwifery Board Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia v David Lance Lahey Mr David Lance Lahey: reprimanded and disqualified from applying for registration as a nurse in Australia for five years. Read the media release.
20/08/2014 Medical Board Medical Board of Australia v Nemalan Seshagiri Moodley Dr Nemalan Seshagiri Moodley: reprimanded, registration cancelled, and prohibited from applying for registration for five years. Read the media release.
13/08/2014 Nursing and Midwifery Board Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia v Jayne Morley Ms Jayne Morley: reprimanded, registration cancelled and disqualified from applying for registration. Read the media release.
11/08/2014  Medical Board  Medical Board of Australia v William Fitzgerald  Dr William Fitzgerald: reprimanded and conditions imposed on his registration as a medical practitioner. Read the media release. 

Court and tribunal decisions 2012-13

Document name PDF Accessible format Document date
Health practitioner court and tribunal case summaries 1 PDF (94.4 KB) Word version (971 KB,DOC)  1 March 2012
Health practitioner court and tribunal case summaries 2 PDF (107 KB)  Word version (994 KB,DOC)  15 October 2012
Health practitioner court and tribunal case summaries 3 PDF (114 KB)  Word version (1010 KB,DOC)  20 December 2012 
Health practitioner court and tribunal case summaries 4 PDF (363 KB) Word version (960 KB,DOCX) 8 July 2013
Health practitioner court and tribunal case summaries 5 PDF (189 KB) Word version (966 KB,DOCX)  15 August 2013 

 
 
 
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