Singapore legislation
Regulation 35
Regulation 35
Documents before Health Committee
Subregulation 1
The Health Committee may, at any stage of the inquiry —
with the consent of the registered person; or
where, after consultation with the legal assessor, it is satisfied that its reception is desirable to enable it to perform its duty,refer to any written statement or medical reference material, notwithstanding that its author or, in the case of medical reference material, a medical expert may not be called, if a copy of the written statement or medical reference material, as the case may be, is made available to the registered person at the inquiry.
Subregulation 2
Where the Health Committee is of the opinion that the written statement or medical reference material which it referred to should be supplemented by oral testimony, the Health Committee may request that the author or, in the case of medical reference material, a medical expert be called as a witness, and adjourn the hearing for that purpose.
Subregulation 3
The Health Committee shall be entitled to disregard the written statement or medical reference material upon the resumption of hearing if the oral testimony requested for is not given.