Health Care Complaints Commission v Alexakis (No. 2) [2024] NSWCATOD 82

Health Care Complaints Commission v Alexakis (No. 2) [2024] NSWCATOD 82

The Tribunal determined that the imposition of appropriate, stringent conditions on Dr Alexakis's registration, together with a formal reprimand, would adequately protect public health and safety, denounce the practitioner’s proven misconduct, and uphold public confidence in the profession, without the need for...

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Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
21 June 2024
Procedural Posture
Disciplinary/occupational / Determination of Appropriate Protective Orders (stage 2 Hearing)
Outcome
Practitioner reprimanded; conditions imposed on registration; costs order against respondent.
Legal Topics
['medical Practitioners' 'professional Misconduct' 'protective Orders' 'conditions on Registration']
['health Law' 'professional Discipline'] ['medical Practitioners' 'professional Misconduct' 'protective Orders' 'conditions on Registration']

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Procedural Posture

Disciplinary/occupational / Determination of Appropriate Protective Orders (stage 2 Hearing)

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether the imposition of conditions in lieu of cancellation or suspension of registration sufficiently protects public health and safety' 'Nature and extent of conditions necessary to protect public health and safety' "Whether reprimand adequately reflects seriousness of practitioner's proven misconduct and upholds public confidence in medical profession"]

Ratio Decidendi

The Tribunal determined that the imposition of appropriate, stringent conditions on Dr Alexakis's registration, together with a formal reprimand, would adequately protect public health and safety, denounce the practitioner’s proven misconduct, and uphold public confidence in the profession, without the need for cancellation or suspension. This decision was arrived at after balancing the seriousness of misconduct (especially regarding inappropriate prescribing and record-keeping), the practitioner's demonstrated insight and rehabilitation over a significant period of compliance with conditions, contrition, and positive references, concluding that cancellation or suspension was not...

Court Disposition

Practitioner reprimanded; conditions imposed on registration; costs order against respondent.

Orders

  • ['Dr Peter Alexakis is reprimanded pursuant to s 149A(1)(a) of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW).' 'Seventeen specific conditions imposed on Dr Alexakis’s registration as a medical practitioner (detailed in the judgment and summary).' 'Respondent to pay 60% of Applicant’s costs as agreed or...