Regulation 2

In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires —“disciplinary offence” means an act or omission in respect of which a practitioner may be subject to disciplinary proceedings under Part 7 of the Act;“first hearing date”, in relation to a hearing of an inquiry, means the date fixed for the commencement of the hearing;“hearing” means the hearing of an inquiry by a Disciplinary Tribunal and includes a resumed hearing under rule 21(3);“inquiry” means a formal inquiry that a Disciplinary Tribunal is appointed under section 58(1) or 59(1) of the Act to conduct;“party” means a party to an inquiry;“respondent”, in relation to a complaint or an inquiry, means the registered medical practitioner who is the subject of the complaint or inquiry, as the case may be;“Secretariat of the Disciplinary Commission” means the Secretariat comprising public officers appointed under rule 31.