Singapore legislation
Clause 62
Clause 62
Appeal against Disciplinary Committee’s decision or order
(1)
If a registered veterinarian, a complainant or the Council (if the Council is not the complainant) is dissatisfied with a decision of or an order by a Disciplinary Committee made under section 56(2), (4) or (7) or 57 (called in this section the decision of the Disciplinary Committee), the registered veterinarian, complainant or Council may, within 30 days after service of the notice of the decision of the Disciplinary Committee on the registered veterinarian, complainant or Council (as the case may be), appeal to the General Division of the High Court against the decision of the Disciplinary Committee.
(2)
An appeal under this section is to be heard by the General Division of the High Court and there is no appeal from the decision of the General Division of the High Court.
(3)
In any appeal to the General Division of the High Court against a decision of a Disciplinary Committee, the General Division of the High Court is to accept as final and conclusive any finding of the Disciplinary Committee relating to any issue of professional ethics or standards of professional conduct unless the finding is in the opinion of the General Division of the High Court unsafe, unreasonable or contrary to the evidence.
(4)
Subject to subsection (5), if a registered veterinarian appeals to the General Division of the High Court against an order made under section 56(2) or 57 (called in this section the relevant order), the relevant order is stayed until —
the relevant order is confirmed by the General Division of the High Court;
the appeal is dismissed by the General Division of the High Court; or
the appeal is withdrawn.
(5)
Subsection (4) does not apply to a relevant order of a Disciplinary Committee if, at the time the relevant order is made —
in the case where the relevant order is made under section 56(2)(a) or (b) or 57(1), (3)(a) or (8) — the Disciplinary Committee orders under section 57(4) that the relevant order takes effect immediately; or
in any other case — the Disciplinary Committee orders that the relevant order has effect despite any appeal under this section.
(6)
A Disciplinary Committee must not make an order under subsection (5)(b) unless the Disciplinary Committee is satisfied that the order is —
necessary for the protection of members of the public or is otherwise in the public interest;
in the interests of animal health or welfare; or
in the interests of the registered veterinarian.