by Terri M. Kelleher
Dr Jereth Kok, a young Melbourne GP, has been deprived of his right to practise since August 2019. He had practised for 16 years before he was suspended from practice indefinitely by the Medical Board because of views he had expressed online over a decade on various social matters. His appeal to VCAT was rejected.
The Medical Board’s suspension has been devastating for Dr Kok. As well as any effect on his professional standing, he is a sole income earner with a young…