Tribunal says it is powerless to temporarily lift emergency suspensions on doctors before formal appeal
The tribunal had been asked to temporarily lift the emergency suspension of a doctor accused of sexually assaulting former employees.
A doctor charged with sexual assault offences has lost a bid to temporarily lift his suspension after a tribunal decided it lacked the legal power to ‘stay’ emergency suspensions.
For the first time, the Medical Board of Australia has argued that the National Law does not let tribunals temporarily pause suspensions pending a full appeal, according to an ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal ruling.
