Background Ms Mizzo was charged with ten indictable offences related to procuring medical certificates for her sister and sister’s partner (known as ELD and LWY) from a former GP colleague. The GP is the subject of separate disciplinary and criminal proceedings. The...
Background The clinical care and governance failings at Bacchus Marsh Hospital (the Hospital), contributing to several perinatal stillbirths and deaths between 2013 and 2014, have been widely publicised. Former physiotherapist, Elizabeth Wilson is the latest of the...
The Background In late 2014, Dr Alicia Meneghetti was practising as a general practitioner and met Stephen Dank, former sports scientist for the Essendon football club. At the time of their introduction, Mr Dank had been serving a lifetime ban from sports imposed by...
The background In September 2021, the SAT ordered that the Appellant: be reprimanded; serve 20 months suspension of his registration (Suspension); have the following conditions on his practice: Limits on prescription abilities; Before resuming practice, the Applicant...
The Respondent to the application was the child’s father who, not only did not consent to the administration of the treatment but did not agree that such treatment was required or, indeed, that his child had gender dysphoria at all. The stage 2 treatment involves the...
On 1 September 2022 the report of the independent review was released, making 16 recommendations for action that Ahpra and the Medical Board can take to improve patient safety under the current legislative framework, including the setting of minimum standards for...
The criminal finding was a conviction relating to offences of dishonestly obtaining financial advantage by deception and making false document to obtain financial advantage. The doctor had become involved in a scheme involving doctors and lawyers to defraud insurance...
The Background On 27 September 2018, Corey’s mother commenced an action against two radiologists and a general practitioner who provided antenatal care. In 2020 the proceedings were amended to include Corey’s father as a second plaintiff and the Victorian Clinical...
The Background The Health Care Complaints Commission (HCCC) brought disciplinary proceedings against Dr Gao based on complaints made by Patient A. Patient A alleged that between 2 October 2018 and 29 April 2019 Dr Gao: conducted a breast examination without informed...
Case Notes: Commissioner of State Revenue v Optical Superstore Pty Ltd (as trustees for the OS Management S Trust [2019] VSCA 197 (Optical Superstore Case) Thomas and Naaz Pty Ltd v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue [2021] NSWCATAD 259 (Thomas Case) In these two...