Singapore legislation
Clause 47
Clause 47
Appointment of Complaints Assessment Committee
(1)
If the Council decides to refer a disciplinary case to a Complaints Assessment Committee for an inquiry, the disciplinary case must be referred to a Complaints Assessment Committee appointed under this section.
(2)
The Council may appoint a Complaints Assessment Committee comprising 3 or more members of the Complaints Panel, of whom —
subject to subsection (3), at least one member must be a registered veterinarian with at least 8 years’ experience as a veterinarian; and
at least one member must be a layperson.
(3)
If, in the Council’s opinion, it is inexpedient, difficult or impracticable to appoint a registered veterinarian mentioned in subsection (2)(a), the Council may appoint to the Complaints Assessment Committee any other registered veterinarian from among the members of the Complaints Panel.
(4)
The Council must appoint as the chairperson of the Complaints Assessment Committee —
a member of the Complaints Assessment Committee who satisfies subsection (2)(a); or
if subsection (3) applies — a member of the Complaints Assessment Committee who is a registered veterinarian.
(5)
The following members of the Complaints Panel must not be a member of a Complaints Assessment Committee for a disciplinary case:
any member of the Complaints Panel who assisted the Registrar in reviewing the disciplinary case under section 44(2)(a);
any member of an Interim Orders Committee that inquired into or reviewed, or is inquiring into or reviewing, the disciplinary case;
an investigator appointed to investigate the disciplinary case.
(6)
A Complaints Assessment Committee may be appointed in connection with one or more disciplinary cases or for a fixed period of time, as the Council thinks fit.