Medical Board of Aust v Sami
Supreme Court of Victoria
Cavanough J
25/02/2022
[2022] VSC 90
Professions — Medical practitioners — Discipline — Suspension — Immediate action — Power to take immediate action in relation to a registered health practitioner by suspending practitioner’s registration — Requirement for reasonable belief that practitioner poses a serious risk to persons because of the practitioner’s conduct, performance or health — Criminal charges against practitioner — Tribunal had regard to allegations made against practitioner and withdrawal of criminal charges without determining whether alleged conduct occurred — Whether decision-maker must form a reasonable belief that disputed events did or did not occur — Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act 2009 (Qld) — Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Vic) s 156(1)(a).
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