Disciplinary complaints against registered medical practitioners are prosecuted by the Health Care Complaints Commission before the Medical Tribunal or a Professional Standards Committee (PSC). The Tribunal and PSCs are legally separate from and independent of the Medical Council, which provides administrative and technical support for proceedings and implements any hearing decisions. General information about disciplinary hearings is available in the following overview.
Upcoming Medical Tribunal hearings
Medical Tribunal hearings are listed in the Sydney Civil Court Lists for the NSW District Court. Any inquiries should be directed to the District Court of NSW Registry. http://www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/dc
Information regarding Medical Tribunal rules and documents for matters conducted under the Medical Practice Act 1992 is detailed in the following:
Medical Tribunal Rules for matters conducted under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW) are under development.
Upcoming PSC hearings
Professional Standards Committee hearings are listed weekly on this site. The Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW) states that the proceedings of PSCs constituted after 1 October 2008 are to be open to the public except where the Committee directs otherwise. As a PSC may order that an inquiry be closed, or that details not be published, the Medical Council is unable to release any information about the hearing other than the name and date below. Further detail about proceedings is also contained in:
The following hearings are listed for the period beginning 14 May 2012:
There are no hearings scheduled for this period until after 4 June 2012.
Persons attending a hearing must abide by any non-publications directions made by the PSC Chairperson. Information regarding PSC proceedings and attendance is detailed in the following:
