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File Number: Nur17/389P
Practitioner: David Alexander Savage
Hearing Start Date:Hearing End Date:
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Charge Characteristics:
Sexual misconduct - indecent assault (Established)
Legislation – breach of Crimes Act 1961 (Established)
Additional Orders:
Name Suppression to Complainant and/or Patient and/or client
Order for suppression of name and identifying details of the victim who is the subject of the charge
Nur17389P Minute confcall 2.pdf
Precis of Decision: Charge
At a hearing held on 08 February 2018, the Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal considered a charge laid by the Professional Conduct Committee (PCC), against Mr David Savage, (the Nurse) formerly of Wellington.
The charge alleged that the Nurse had been convicted in the District Court on two counts of indecent assault against a colleague.
Mr Savage did not attend the hearing and the hearing proceeded on a formal proof basis.
Findings
The Tribunal found that the convictions entered against the Nurse reflected adversely on his fitness to practise as a nurse and the charge was established. The Tribunal found that the misconduct was serious enough that disciplinary sanction should follow.
Penalty
The Tribunal censured the Nurse, and cancelled his registration. The Nurse was ordered to pay a total of $4,400 as a contribution to the costs of the Tribunal and the PCC.