Singapore legislation
Regulation 41
Regulation 41
Duty of legal assessor
Subregulation 1
Where the legal assessor has been invited to be present at any proceedings before the Council, a Complaints Committee, a Disciplinary Committee or the Health Committee (collectively or individually referred to in this regulation as the Committee), he shall —
advise the Committee only on questions of law arising from those proceedings; and
inform the Committee forthwith of any irregularity in the conduct of the proceedings and advise them of his own motion where it appears to him that, but for such advice, there is a possibility of a mistake of law being made.
Subregulation 2
Subject to paragraph (3), the advice of the legal assessor shall be tendered in the presence of every party to the proceedings, or person representing a party, who is present at the proceedings.
Subregulation 3
If, in the case of any question referred by the Committee to the legal assessor during the deliberations of its findings, the Committee considers that it would be prejudicial to the discharge of its duties for the advice to be tendered in the presence of the parties or their representatives, the question may be tendered in their absence.
Subregulation 4
If the legal assessor tenders any advice in the absence of the parties or their representatives, he shall, as soon as possible, personally inform them of the question which has been put to him by the Committee and of his advice thereon, and his advice shall subsequently be put in writing and a copy thereof shall be given to each party or his representative.