Singapore legislation
Regulation 49
Regulation 49
Notice of inquiry
Subregulation 1
Where a complaint or information is referred to a Health Committee under section 40(9)(a), 46(2)(a)(ii) or 59C(1) of the Act in respect of a practitioner, the Health Committee must, as soon as practicable, send the practitioner a notice of inquiry comprising the following:
a copy each of any complaint or information and of any statutory declaration or affidavit made in support of the complaint or information;
a statement that the practitioner may, within 60 days after the date of the notice, submit —
not more than 2 medical reports by registered medical practitioners nominated by the practitioner, on the practitioner’s fitness to practise; and
any observations or other evidence that the practitioner may wish to offer as to the practitioner’s own fitness to practise.
Subregulation 2
A practitioner must, within 14 days after the date of the notice —
inform the Health Committee whether the practitioner wishes to nominate one or more registered medical practitioners under paragraph (1)(b)(i), and submit to the Health Committee the name of each nominated registered medical practitioner at the same time; and
inform the Health Committee whether the practitioner intends to submit observations or other evidence under paragraph (1)(b)(ii).
Subregulation 3
Where a registered medical practitioner nominated by a practitioner under paragraph (1)(b)(i) agrees to examine the practitioner for the purposes of preparing the medical report, the practitioner must immediately send the registered medical practitioner the documents mentioned in paragraph (1)(a).