16. Separate hearing where registered person is prejudiced

Despite any other provision in these Regulations, an Inquiry Committee may order, before or at any stage of a hearing in relation to a registered person, that a separate hearing be held into one or more disciplinary offences alleged to have been committed by the registered person, if the Inquiry Committee is of the view that the registered person may be prejudiced in his or her defence because —

a single hearing is being held into more than one disciplinary offence under regulation 13 or 15(1)(a); or

a joint hearing is being held under regulation 14 or 15(1)(b) against the registered person together with one or more other registered persons.