The Medical Tribunal's power to suspend a practitioner's registration under s 149C(1) of the National Law is limited to suspension for a fixed, definite and certain period; the Tribunal cannot impose an indefinite suspension contingent on the Medical Council lifting it. The Tribunal cannot confer on the Council powers to lift a suspension or direct the Council as to how it should exercise its statutory functions. In disciplinary proceedings, mere impecuniosity or personal hardship does not justify departing from the general rule that costs follow the event.
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