Belot v The Independent Assessor & Anor [2026] QCAT 208
11-5-26 / Matthew Wilkinson — Professional Discipline & Regulatory
Matthew Wilkinson represented the first respondent, instructed by the Independent Assessor. In Belot v The Independent Assessor & Anor [2026] QCAT 208, QCAT reviewed a decision of the Councillor Conduct Tribunal. The CCT had found that Councillor Belot engaged in misconduct under s 150L(1)(b)(i) of the Local Government Act 2009. The…
Kristi Riedel represented the respondent, Chief Executive Officer, Civil Aviation Saftey Authority. This application concerned a review by the Administrative Review Tribunal of a Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) decision, where the Applicant was refused a medical certificate. The principal issue considered by the Tribunal was whether issuing a medical certificate…
Veterinary Surgeons Board of Queensland v Hitchcock [2025] QCAT 200
19-5-25 / Oliver Cook — Professional Discipline & Regulatory
Oliver Cook represented the respondent, instructed by Colin Biggers & Paisley. The central issue concerned whether the respondent acted negligently in his practice as a veterinarian, particularly in his alleged failure to maintain proper records. The Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal dismissed the disciplinary proceedings against the respondent.
Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia v KMW [2025] QCAT 105
13-5-25 / Rachel De Luchi — Professional Discipline & Regulatory
Rachel De Luchi appeared for the applicant, instructed by Clayton Utz. This case involved the disciplinary proceedings of the respondent, a registered nurse, for sending unsolicited messages of a sexual nature to his colleagues, for his inappropriate sexual conduct with his stepdaughter without consent, and for his ‘impairment’ under s…
