Medical Board decision overturned on Review
Limelight 01/21
Introduction In the recent decision of the South Australia Civil Administrative Tribunal (the Tribunal) in Waleed Alkhazrajy v Medical Board of Australia an anaesthetist was successful in his application for review of a decision of the Medical Board of Australia that relevantly required him to undertake a course of education, following his administration of anaesthesia to his daughter for a minor surgical procedure. Facts Dr Alkhazrajy is a specialist anaesthetist and, in early 2019, he referred his daughter to a colleague, for consideration of surgery to treat a “trigger finger”. The surgeon performed the surgery and Dr Alkhazrajy administered the anaesthetic. The surgery was clinically uneventful. The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency received a notification regarding Dr Alkhazrajy’s conduct, and considered that his actions in administering anaesthetic to a family member “is or may be” unsatisfactory conduct pursuant to section 178(2)(c) of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (South Australia)…
