VICTORIAN CIVIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION REVIEW AND REGULATION LIST VCAT Z164/2016 CATCHWORDS ss 156, 157 and 202; condition imposed by Medical Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Victoria) Act 2009 of immediate action; whether sufficient evidence before Board of Australia on practitioner’s registration as a form Board to form a reasonable belief that practitioner posed a serious risk to persons and that it was necessary to take immediate action to protect public health or safety; s 156 criteria not satisfied; Decision of Board set aside. Dr Rodney Syme APPLICANT Medical Board of Australia RESPONDENT Melbourne WHERE HELD Judge Jenkins, Vice President BEFORE Dr Brian Collopy Member Dr Patricia Molloy Member Hearing HEARING TYPE 21, 22, and 23 November 2016 DATE OF HEARING 20 December 2016 DATE OF ORDER Syme v Medical Board of Australia (Review and CITATION Regulation) [2016] 2150 ORDERS Pursuant to s 17 of the the Tribunal orders that any material or Open Courts Act 2013, information arising from this proceeding which could reasonably lead to the identification of the notifier, shall not be published or broadcast or be made available to the public. In making this Order the Tribunal is satisfied that it would be contrary to the public interest for the name of the notifier to be published. The application for review be granted. Pursuant to s 202(1)(c) of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Victoria) the decision of the Medical Board of Australia on 5 February 2016, to Act 2009, impose a condition on Dr Rodney Syme's registration as a medical practitioner, as a form of immediate action pursuant to s 156 of the Health Practitioner Regulation is set aside. National Law (Victoria) Act 2009,
VICTORIAN CIVIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION REVIEW AND REGULATION LIST Z164/2016 CATCHWORDS Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Victoria) Act 2009 ss 156, 157 and 202; condition imposed by Medical Board of Australia on practitioner’s registration as a form of immediate action; whether sufficient evidence before Board to form a reasonable belief that practitioner posed a serious risk to persons and that it was necessary to take immediate action to protect public health or safety; s 156 criteria not satisfied; Decision of Board set aside. APPLICANT Dr Rodney Syme RESPONDENT Medical Board of Australia WHERE HELD Melbourne BEFORE Judge Jenkins, Vice President Dr Brian Collopy Member Dr Patricia Molloy Member HEARING TYPE Hearing DATE OF HEARING 21, 22, and 23 November 2016 DATE OF ORDER 20 December 2016 CITATION Syme v Medical Board of Australia (Review and Regulation) [2016] VCAT 2150 ORDERS Pursuant to s 17 of the Open Courts Act 2013, the Tribunal orders that any material or information arising from this proceeding which could reasonably lead to the identification of the notifier, shall not be published or broadcast or be made available to the public. In making this Order the Tribunal is satisfied that it would be contrary to the public interest for the name of the notifier to be published. The application for review be granted. Pursuant to s 202(1)(c) of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Victoria) Act 2009, the decision of the Medical Board of Australia on 5 February 2016, to impose a condition on Dr Rodney Syme's registration as a medical practitioner, as a form of immediate action pursuant to s 156 of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Victoria) Act 2009, is set aside.
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