Singapore legislation
Regulation 54D
Regulation 54D
Reference to documents where no relevant witness is called
Subregulation 1
The Health Committee may, at any stage in the proceedings, refer to any written statement or medical reference material in respect of which no relevant witness is called, if —
the practitioner consents to the reference; or
the Health Committee is satisfied that the reception of the written statement or medical reference material is desirable to enable the Health Committee to perform its duty or discharge its functions.
Subregulation 2
A copy of the written statement or medical reference material referred to in paragraph (1) must be made available to all the parties.
Subregulation 3
Where, despite the reference of any written statement or medical reference material by the Health Committee under paragraph (1), the Health Committee is of the opinion that it should be supplemented by oral testimony —
the Health Committee may request that a relevant witness be called as a witness and adjourn the hearing for the purpose; and
on subsequently resuming the hearing, unless the relevant witness gives oral evidence, the Health Committee may disregard the written statement or medical reference material.
Subregulation 4
In this regulation, “relevant witness”, in relation to —
any written statement — means the author of the statement; and
any medical reference material — means a medical expert witness.