Doctor burnt son with iron to get him out of bed: tribunal
A Perth doctor who burnt his teenage son with an iron has been suspended for four months. The boy, then aged 16, had chronic pain…
Tag: Tribunals
RACGP presidential wannabe launches legal fight against his sanction for COVID vax post
A candidate from this year’s RACGP election has been cautioned for sharing a social media post that described COVID-19 vaccination as “so safe you have to be…
GP who diagnosed sexually transmitted Lyme disease admits he became ‘fixated’
A GP who treated a pregnant woman he believed had sexually transmitted Lyme disease has been suspended after admitting that his treatments were risky and…
AHPRA says editing of evidence used to suspend GP was ‘isolated incident’
Note: Anyone wanting to comment on this article can send an email to editor@adg.com.au AHPRA has pledged to review its handling of a case where…
AHPRA investigator accused of ‘editing’ evidence used to suspend GP under emergency powers
A GP has been given the green light to return to practice after a court found an AHPRA investigator had edited evidence used by the…
‘Safe and competent’ GP avoids suspension over Bacchus Marsh baby death scandal
A GP supervisor who worked at Bacchus Marsh Hospital during the baby death scandal has avoided suspension, with a tribunal declaring she is now “safe…
Surgeon who repeatedly dismissed adrenal malignancy as haematoma found guilty of misconduct
An endocrine surgeon said he dismissed imaging reports that showed a young patient likely had adrenal cancer because he became “fixated” on the idea that…
Doctor charged with rape has emergency suspension overturned
The Medical Board of Australia’s emergency suspension of a doctor charged with rape has been quashed, after a tribunal declared it was not in the…
Bacchus Marsh medical director ‘only onsite for 40 days in six years’: tribunal
A medical college president who worked as the consultant director of medical services at Bacchus Marsh Hospital during the baby deaths scandal was only onsite…
Legal victory for GP practices that insist patients wear masks
GP practices enforcing mask mandates are on safer legal ground after a court rejected discrimination allegations lodged against a GP and practice that barred two…
