Singapore legislation
Regulation 9
of Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners (Disciplinary Proceedings) Regulations 2020
Regulation 9
Supply of documents
Subregulation 1
If a registered person wishes to raise any defence at the hearing, the registered person or his or her counsel must, at least 10 days before the date fixed for the commencement of the hearing, send to the Inquiry Committee and the appointed person —
a concise statement of the grounds of his or her defence; and
any report or document in support of the grounds of his or her defence, including the report of any expert witness whom the registered person or his or her counsel intends to call at the hearing.
Subregulation 2
The appointed person must, as soon as possible, send to the executive secretary of the Board a copy of any statement, report or document received under paragraph (1).
Subregulation 3
The appointed person and the registered person or his or her counsel must, as far as possible, prepare an agreed statement of facts, an agreed bundle of documents or exhibits to be used at the hearing, and their lists of witnesses to be called at the hearing.
Subregulation 4
The appointed person must, at least 5 days before the date of commencement of the hearing, send the following (if available) to the executive secretary of the Board and to the registered person or his or her counsel:
the opening statement of the parties;
the agreed statement of facts;
the agreed bundle of documents or exhibits to be used at the hearing;
the lists of witnesses whom the parties intend to call at the hearing;
copies of any other documents which are to be used at the hearing.
Subregulation 5
The appointed person may give notice to the registered person or his or her counsel —
to send to the appointed person copies of any document in the possession of the registered person or his or her counsel which are relevant to the matter before the hearing; or
to produce before the Inquiry Committee any document mentioned in sub‑paragraph (a),and the registered person or his or her counsel must comply with that notice.