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NAME SUPPRESSION TO DOCTOR

97/1C

Granted permanent name suppression order

97/2C

Granted name suppression order (effectively permanent name suppression order as the complaint was withdrawn)
97/3C Granted interim name suppression order
Denied permanent name suppression order
97/5C Granted interim name suppression order
Granted further interim name suppression order (effectively permanent name suppression order as this was granted pending the determination of an appeal to the District Court which was discontinued)
97/7C Granted interim name suppression order
Denied permanent name suppression order
97/8C Granted permanent name suppression order
97/9C Granted permanent name suppression order 97/11C Granted interim name suppression order
Granted permanent name suppression order
97/12C Granted permanent name suppression order 97/14C Granted permanent name suppression order
97/17D Granted interim name suppression order
Interim name suppression order discontinued
98/18D Granted interim name suppression order Interim name suppression order revoked after an application from the Director of Proceedings as a result of further information 
98/19D Granted interim name suppression order
Denied permanent name suppression order
98/20C Granted interim name suppression order (majority decision)
Interim name suppression order vacated
98/22D Denied interim name suppression order 98/24C Granted interim name suppression order
Denied permanent suppression order
98/25C

 

Granted interim name suppression order
Interim name suppression order vacated

98/29C

 

Denied permanent name suppression order

98/30C

 

Denied interim name suppression order (majority decision) 98/32C

 

Denied interim name suppression order.
Decision upheld by the District Court - M & ANOR v CAC (Wellington District Court, MA 106/99, Ongley DCJ)
98/33C

 

Granted interim name suppression order (majority decision)
Granted permanent name suppression order
98/34C

 

Denied interim name suppression order
98/36C

Denied permanent name suppression order

98/37C

Denied interim name suppression order

98/38C

 

Denied permanent name suppression order

99/40C

 

Granted permanent name suppression by order of the District Court

99/41C Granted interim name suppression order
High Court granted name suppression E v MPDT (Wellington High Court, CP 190/99, 12 April 2001, Goddard J)
99/44D

 

Granted interim name suppression order.
Granted permanent name suppression order
99/48D

 

Granted interim name suppression order
Granted permanent name suppression order

99/49D

Granted interim name suppression order
Denied permanent name suppression order

99/50C

 

Granted interim name suppression order
Interim name suppression order vacated

99/52D

Denied interim name suppression order

99/54C Denied interim name suppression order 99/55C Denied interim name suppression order
Decision upheld Fahey v MPDT et al (High Court, Wellington, CP 274/99, 11 February 2000, McGechan J)
00/56C

 

Granted interim name suppression order (majority decision)
Denied permanent name suppression order

00/57D

 

Granted interim name suppression order
Granted permanent name suppression order

00/58D Granted interim name suppression order
Denied permanent name suppression order. 
Decision upheld by the District Court John Edgar Harman v MPDT (District Court, Auckland, NP No. 4275/00, Doogue DCJ, Judgment 3 May 2002)
00/61C Granted interim name suppression order and then on receipt of further application the interim name suppression order was denied.
Decision upheld Ford v CAC et al (District Court, Wellington, NP 95/00, 8 September 2000)
00/62D Granted interim name suppression order in relation to an application for suspension (majority decision)
Interim name suppression order in relation to an application for suspension set aside
00/63C Granted interim name suppression order
Granted permanent name suppression order
00/64C

 

Denied interim name suppression order
Decision upheld Fahey v MPDT et al (High Court, Wellington, CP 274/99, 11 February 2000, McGechan J)
00/65D

 

Granted interim name suppression order
Granted further interim name suppression order
Name suppression order discontinued (DP v Dr Wiles (District Court, Wellington, MA 69/01, 29 May 2002, Lee DCJ))
00/66D

 

Granted interim name suppression order
Granted permanent name suppression order
00/67C Denied interim name suppression order

 

00/69C

 

Granted interim name suppression order
Interim name suppression order discharged in a further order
01/73D Denied interim name suppression order
01/78C Granted permanent name suppression order 01/79C Denied interim name suppression order
01/80C

Denied interim name suppression order

01/81C

Denied interim name suppression order

01/83C Denied interim name suppression order
Decision overturned Dr H v MPDT (District Court, Auckland, NP No. 3154/01, 11 October 2001).  
Denied permanent name suppression by Tribunal Decision.
Granted interim name suppression by the District Court pending the appeal of the Tribunal's Decision Dr H v MPDT (District Court, Auckland, Joyce DCJ, NP 881/02, 11 April 2002).
Doctor granted permanent name suppression F v MPDT (District Court, Auckland, Hubble DCJ, NP 881/02, 3 September 2002)
01/86D Denied interim name suppression order.  Denied interim name suppression after a re-consideration by the Tribunal of the Tribunal's initial Order.
01/87D Denied interim name suppression order
Decision by Tribunal not to grant interim name suppression overturned by the District Court:  DP v Dr xx & MPDT (District Court, Wellington, Tuohy DCJ, 15 March 2002)
Doctor granted permanent name suppression by Tribunal Decision.
02/92C Denied interim name suppression order
02/95C Granted interim name suppression order
Granted permanent name suppression order
CAC appealed decision to District Court.  Appeal upheld CAC v DR C (District Court, Christchurch, CIV-2010-009-003018, Doherty DCJ 13 May 2011)
Doctor appealed the District Court Decision to the High Court.  Appeal upheld.  The Doctor has permanent name suppression.  ABC v CAC [2012] NZHC 1901
02/96C Granted interim name suppression order
Granted further interim name suppression order
Denied permanent name suppression order
District Court granted an order suppressing doctor's name pending appeal to the District Court
District Court denied permanent name suppression (R W Robertson v CAC, (District Court Christchurch, CIV-2004-009-1784, 28 November 2005, Moran J))
 
02/97C Granted interim name suppression order (majority decision)
Granted permanent name suppression order
03/99D Granted interim name suppression order (majority decision)
District Court upheld the Decision (DP v MPDT and ANOR (District Court, Wellington, CIV-203-085-879, 21 August 2003, Ongley DCJ))
03/100D Granted interim name suppression order
Denied permanent name suppression order
District Court granted permanent name suppression Dr X v Director of Proceedings (District Court, Wellington, CIV 2003-085-1181, 8 December 2004, Kelly DCJ)
03/101D Denied interim name suppression order
03/102D Granted interim name suppression order 03/104D Granted interim name suppression order
Granted permanent name suppression order
03/105C Granted permanent name suppression order 03/106C Granted permanent name suppression order
03/107C Granted permanent name suppression order 03/108D Denied interim name suppression order
District Court upheld an appeal.  Doctor granted interim name suppression  (Dr xx v MPDT and DP (District Court, Wellington, CIV-2003-085-1262, Lovegrove DCJ, 2 October 2003))
High Court denied appeal - (Doctor's interim name suppression upheld) (DP v I and  MPDT, (High Court, Auckland, CIV-2003-485-2180, Frater J, 20 February 2004))
Denied permanent name suppression order by Tribunal Decision.
Granted interim name suppression by District Court pending the appeal of the Tribunal's Decision.
Granted permanent name suppression (Dr I v Director of Proceedings (District Court, Napier, DIV 2004-041-206, 15 September 2004, Rea DCJ))
03/114C Denied interim name suppression order 03/115C Granted interim name suppression order
Granted permanent name suppression by District Court. (Doctor T v CAC (District Court Wellington, CIV-2005-085-355, & Broadmore DCJ, 6 October 2008))
03/116D Granted interim name suppression order
District Court granted an order suppressing publication of the doctor's name and any details that might identify him.
District Court granted Doctor further interim name suppression (Dr xx v Director of Proceedings (District Court, Auckland, CIV-2004-004-1631, Joyce QC DCJ, 23 July 2004))
The District Court upheld the Doctor's appeal.  The orders relating to name suppression were made permanent.  (Dr X v Director of Proceedings (District Court, Auckland, CIV-2004-004-1613, Hubble DCJ, 23 Feb 2007))
03/117C Granted interim name suppression order
04/118D Granted interim name suppression order
Granted permanent name suppression order
04/119C Granted interim name suppression order
Denied permanent name suppression order
District Court granted Doctor interim name suppression pending appeal to the District Court.
District Court granted Doctor permanent name suppression.  (Dr C v CAC (District Court, Wellington, CIV 2004-085-1577, Thomas J, 2 September 2005))
04/120C Granted interim name suppression order
Granted permanent name suppression order
04/121C Denied interim name suppression order
04/122C Denied interim name suppression order
Granted permanent name suppression order
04/124C Granted interim name suppression order
Granted permanent name suppression order
05/127C Granted interim name suppression order
Declined permanent name suppression order
05/128C Granted interim name suppression order
Doctor declined permanent name suppression
Doctor appealed the Tribunal's decision to decline permanent name suppression. The District Court dismissed the appeal relating to name suppression. (K v CAC, District Court Wellington,  CIV 2005-085-1272, Walker J, 29 June 2006).
The Doctor appealed the District Court Decision regarding name suppression to the High Court.
The Doctor abandoned the appeal.  The High Court dismissed the appeal due to the abandonment (Laubscher v CAC, High Court Wellington, CIV-2006-485-1632, SC Le'aupepe, Deputy Registrar, 8 June 2007)

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NAME SUPPRESSION TO COMPLAINANT AND/OR PATIENT

97/1C

Granted permanent name suppression

97/5C

Granted interim name suppression order
Granted further interim name suppression order (effectively permanent name suppression order as this was granted pending the determination of an appeal which was discontinued)
97/13C Granted permanent name suppression order 97/14C Granted permanent name suppression order
97/16D Granted interim name suppression order
Granted permanent name suppression order
97/17D Granted permanent name suppression order
98/24C Granted interim name suppression order
Granted permanent name suppression order
98/27C Granted permanent name suppression order
98/32C Denied interim name suppression order (majority decision).
Decision overturned by the District Court - M & ANOR v CAC (Wellington District Court, MA 106/99, Ongley DCJ)
98/36C Granted interim name suppression order
Granted permanent name suppression order
99/39C Granted permanent name suppression order 99/41C High Court granted name suppression E v MPDT (Wellington High Court, CP 190/99, 12 April 2001, Goddard J)
99/42D Granted permanent name suppression order 99/44D Granted permanent name suppression order
99/45D Granted permanent name suppression order 99/48D Granted interim name suppression order
Granted permanent name suppression order
99/49D Granted interim name suppression order
Granted permanent name suppression order
99/52D Granted interim name suppression order
Granted permanent name suppression order
99/53C Granted permanent name suppression order 99/54C Granted permanent name suppression order
99/55C Granted interim name suppression order
Granted permanent name suppression order
00/61C Granted permanent name suppression order
00/64C Granted interim name suppression order
Granted permanent name suppression order
00/65D Granted interim name suppression order
Granted further interim name suppression order
Permanent name suppression order granted by the District Court (DP v Dr Wiles (District Court, Wellington, MA 69/01, 29 May 2002, Lee DCJ))
00/67C Granted interim name suppression order (effectively permanent as no further orders were made) 00/69C Granted interim name suppression order by application of the Doctor.
Interim name suppression order discharged in a further order.
01/72D Granted permanent name suppression order 01/77D Granted interim name suppression order
01/78C Granted permanent name suppression order 01/79C Granted permanent name suppression order
01/80C Granted permanent name suppression order 01/81C Granted permanent name suppression order
01/84C Granted permanent name suppression order 01/87D Granted permanent name suppression order
01/88C Granted application, filed on behalf of one complainant, for lifting of her name suppression 02/93C Granted permanent name suppression order
02/95C Granted permanent name suppression order 02/96C Granted permanent name suppression order
03/101D Granted permanent name suppression order 03/107C Granted permanent name suppression order
03/113C Granted permanent name suppression order 03/116D Granted permanent name suppression order
04/122C Granted permanent name suppression order 04/123D Granted permanent name suppression order
05/127C Complainant granted permanent name suppression order
Patient granted permanent name suppression order
   

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INTERIM SUSPENSION OF REGISTRATION

97/15C 

Application granted

97/16D 

Application denied  (Doctor gave a written undertaking to the Tribunal not to return to practice until the complaint had been dealt with by the Tribunal)
98/21C  Application granted (majority decision) 99/40C  Application granted
99/47C  Ordered on Tribunal's own motion 99/55C Ordered on Tribunal's own motion
00/62D Application denied and then on receipt of further information Tribunal suspended on its own motion.  Application to revoke suspension was denied. 00/64C Ordered on Tribunal's own motion
01/88C Application granted.  Application to revoke suspension was denied. 02/92C Application denied but conditions were placed on the Doctor's practice

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HEARING IN PRIVATE

97/1C 

Application denied. 
Decision overturned by the District Court  - Dr E v MPDT (District Court, Auckland, AP No. 2154/97, 20 May 1997)

97/2C 

Application denied.
Decision upheld by the District Court P v MPDT (District Court, Auckland, AP 2490/9, 18 June 1997).  Appeal to the High Court struck out - P v MPDT (High Court, Auckland, HC 89/97, 22 July 1997)
97/3C  Application denied 97/5C  Application granted
97/7C  Application denied 97/11C  Application granted
97/12C  Application denied 97/13C  Application denied
97/17D  Application granted (majority decision) 98/19D  Application denied
98/24C Application denied 98/33C Application denied (majority decision)
99/54C Application denied 00/65D Application granted
00/67C Application denied 00/69C Application granted
01/79C Application granted 01/80C Application granted
01/81C Application granted 01/87D Application denied in part.  Complainant able to give evidence in private.
Decision overturned by the District Court:  DP v Dr xx & MPDT (District Court, Wellington, Tuohy DCJ, 15 March 2002) - whole hearing in private
03/114C Application denied 03/116D Application granted
04/124C Application denied    

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OTHER ORDERS

97/3C

Tribunal ordered no written statements of evidence to be circulated to any person except the Tribunal, the parties and their counsel, either prior to or in the course of the hearing.  This order was vacated at the conclusion of the hearing

97/5C

Application to strike out a particular of the charge granted 
98/18D Application for the discovery of documents from the Health and Disability Commissioner and the Director of Proceedings granted   98/22D Order of the Tribunal's own motion for the production of a document from the Director of Proceedings
Director of Proceedings sought judicial review of the Tribunal's ability to order the production of documents - held s 65(4) of the HDC Act 1994 does not provide outright protection against providing documents - HDC and Anor v MPDT and Anor (High Court, CP 141/98 and CP 177/98, Ellis J, 9 December 1998)
99/41C  Application for production of medical and other records from the practitioner partially granted 99/42D Application for complainant to give evidence in private granted
99/43C Application to stay or strike out charge  denied
Application on issue of Tribunal's jurisdiction denied
99/55C Hearing of charges stayed pending determination of criminal charges.
Interim order that all details of charges suppressed.
00/61C Application to impose conditions on doctor's practice granted
Application to permanently stay charge denied
 00/62D Application to disqualify Tribunal denied
00/67C Application for an adjournment of the hearing denied 

 

00/69C

 

Application on issue of jurisdiction denied
Decision upheld by the High Court (P v MPDT (High Court, Wellington CP 58/01, 2 August 2001, Ellis J))
 01/83C

 

Application for access to medical records and other documents denied

 

 01/84C

 

Application to permanently stay three charges denied
Application to permanently stay two charges granted
01/88C

 

Application to amend charges granted
Application for Orders of Discovery granted in part
02/91D Application to grant suppression of the patient's reasons for failing to attend the hearing granted
02/92C Application to impose conditions on the Doctor's practice granted

 

02/95C Application for disclosure of documents that CAC have or had relevant to the hearing granted.
Application for the discovery of documents from the Complaints Assessment Committee  granted in part. 
Application for stay of discovery and disclosure orders pending determination of appeal granted (C v MPDT (District Court, Christchurch, CIV No 751/03, Callaghan DCJ, 28 February 2003))
Appeal from Order of the Tribunal to disclose and discover documents upheld.  Court directed the Chairperson to reconsider the decision and orders made.  (CAC v MPDT and C (District Court, Christchurch, CIV 751/03, Ryan DCJ, 3 June 2003))
CAC appealed to High Court -  High Court upheld District Court in that it held the Chairperson of the Tribunal acting alone did not have the power to make the discovery orders.  However, High Court held the District Court did have the power to make the necessary discovery decision.  High Court ordered discovery of CAC documents.  (CAC v MPDT and Dr C (High Court, Christchurch, CIV-2003-75103, Chisholm J, 25 March 2004)).
CAC was granted leave to appeal High Court decision to Court of Appeal.  (CAC v MPDT and Dr C (High Court, Christchurch, CIV 2003 409 93, Chisholm J, 7 May 2004))
Court of Appeal allowed the Appeal.  The order made by the High Court requiring disclosure to Dr C records relating to the complainant was set aside.  Dr C's application for disclosure was referred back to the MPDT for a re-hearing (CAC v Dr C, (Court of Appeal, CA 198/04, 19 April 2005, Glazebrook, O'Regan and Chambers JJ))
Counsel for Dr C sought leave to appeal the Court of Appeal decision to the Supreme Court.
Counsel for Dr C granted leave to appeal the Court of Appeal decision to the Supreme Court.  (Dr C v CAC [2005] NZSC 56 (17 August 2005)).
Application for adjournment of the hearing granted.
Supreme Court referred back to the Tribunal Dr C's application for access to medical records (Dr C v CAC [2006] NZSC48).
Tribunal granted Dr C's application for discovery of medical records.
The CAC appealed the Tribunal Decision to the District Court. The District Court held that it had no jurisdiction to entertain the appeal. (CAC v Dr C, District Court, CIV 2007-009-1075, 4 February 2008, Macaskill DCJ)) The District Court ordered costs in favour of Dr C (CAC v Dr C, (District Court, CIV 2007-009-1075, 17 July 2008, Macaskill DCJ))
Application filed on behalf of Dr C to stay or strike out the charge denied.
Application filed on behalf of the CAC seeking that the Tribunal recall, amend or reconsider Tribunal discovery decision denied.
Application filed on behalf of Dr C for the discovery of documents from the CAC granted.
Application filed on behalf of CAC seeking that the Tribunal direct a third party obtain medical records denied.
Application filed on behalf of Radio New Zealand for media coverage granted.
Interim suppression of medical history of complainant and Dr C's family granted.
Interim name suppression to other witnesses and identifying details and features granted.
Permanent name suppression to other witnesses and identifying details and features granted.
Permanent name suppression to two witnesses granted.
Permanent suppression of medical history of complainant and Dr C's family granted.
02/96C Application to amend the charge granted. 02/97C Tribunal directed CAC file application to amend charge.
Application to amend charge granted.
03/102D Application for interim suppression of institution and medical staff granted.
Application for permanent suppression of institution declined.
Application for permanent suppression of medical staff granted.
03/107C Application to strike out the charge granted
03/109D Application to adjourn the hearing denied.
Director of Proceedings appealed the Tribunal Order which denied an application to adjourn the hearing.  Appeal was dismissed by the District Court (Director of Proceedings v MPDT and Dr Fisher (District Court, Wellington, CIV-2003-085-1608, Dalmer DCJ, 12 November 2003))
03/110D Application to hear witness by video link granted.
Further application to hear witness by video link granted.
Application to adjourn the hearing granted.
Application by Newspaper to take photographs and use a video camera during the hearing denied.
Application by TV to use a video camera and take photographs during the hearing denied in part.
Application by Radio to audio-record the full hearing granted subject to two conditions.
Application to amend the charge granted.
Application for name suppression of witness granted.
03/113C Application to amend the charge granted.
Application by doctor to change Chair of the Tribunal granted.
Application by the doctor for Expert Witness of the CAC not to give evidence denied.
Application by Radio NZ and TV One to record proceedings granted subject to conditions.
03/116D Application for permanent name suppression of witnesses granted.
03/117C Application to hear witness by video link granted. 04/119C Application to amend the charge granted.
04/122C Application by complainant to give evidence in private granted.
Application to give evidence behind a screen deferred until commencement of hearing.
05/127C Application for adjournment of the hearing granted.
Application for permanent name suppression of witness granted.
05/128C District Court referred back to the Tribunal a condition for reconsideration.  (K v CAC, District Court Wellington,  CIV 2005-085-1272, Walker J, 29 June 2006).
The Tribunal issued a minute altering one condition.
   

 



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