A finding of professional misconduct under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law does not compel cancellation of registration; the Tribunal retains a wide discretion under s 196(2) to impose lesser sanctions including suspension, provided the exercise of that discretion is not unreasonable. A Tribunal's finding that a practitioner remains fit and proper to hold registration, notwithstanding serious and sustained dishonesty with regulators, may be reasonably open where the dishonesty emanated from a single episode of poor judgment and the practitioner has an otherwise unblemished record.
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