Singapore legislation
Section 41
Section 41
Referral to Complaints Committee
(1)
Where any complaint or information mentioned in section 39(1)(a), (b) or (c) is made or referred by the Medical Council to the chairman of the Complaints Panel, the chairman of the Complaints Panel shall lay the complaint or information before a Complaints Committee.
(2)
Where any information mentioned in section 39(1)(d) is referred by the Medical Council to the chairman of the Complaints Panel, the chairman of the Complaints Panel shall —
if he is satisfied, based on any evidence given in support of the information, that a formal inquiry is necessary to determine the physical or mental fitness of the registered medical practitioner to practise, refer the information to a Health Committee; or
in any other case, lay the information before a Complaints Committee.