Singapore legislation
Regulation 8
Regulation 8
Application for appointment
Subregulation 1
Every application by a psychiatrist (called in this Part the applicant) to be appointed as a member of the Panel must be made to the Selection Committee in accordance with this rule.
Subregulation 2
An application must —
be in the form and manner that the Selection Committee requires;
include all of the following particulars of the applicant:
name and contact details;
current job title and employer;
basic medical degree;
training and qualifications relating to psychiatry;
every jurisdiction in which the applicant is registered, and authorised to practise, as a psychiatrist at the time of the application;
whether any disciplinary action has been taken, or any disciplinary proceeding is pending, against the applicant as a medical practitioner or a psychiatrist (whether in Singapore or elsewhere), and if so, the relevant details of each disciplinary action (including the decision on any appeal against the disciplinary action) and each disciplinary proceeding;
whether the applicant has been convicted, or has been accused in any pending court proceedings, of any offence involving dishonesty, fraud or obstruction of justice (whether in Singapore or elsewhere), and if so, the relevant details of each conviction (including the decision on any appeal against the conviction) and each court proceeding;
any other information that the applicant wishes to present to the Selection Committee; and
if the applicant is not registered as a psychiatrist in the Register of Specialists, contain a declaration by the applicant —
that the applicant is a psychiatry resident; or
that the applicant has arranged, or will arrange, for the certificates mentioned in paragraph (3) to be sent to the Selection Committee.
Subregulation 3
For the purposes of paragraph (2)(c)(ii), the certificates are certificates of good standing of the applicant, issued —
by the Medical Council or licensing authority of each jurisdiction in which the applicant is registered, and authorised to practise, as a psychiatrist at the time of the application; and
in the 3 months immediately preceding or following the application.
Subregulation 4
Unless allowed by the Selection Committee, and subject to paragraph (7), if —
a person had previously made an application to be appointed as a member of the Panel; and
the Selection Committee had refused to appoint the person,the person must not make another application to be appointed as a member of the Panel until at least one year after the date of the refusal.
Subregulation 5
If the applicant is a psychiatry resident, the applicant must, within 14 days after being notified of the outcome of an application —
to be accredited as a psychiatrist by the Specialists Accreditation Board; or
to be registered as a psychiatrist in the Register of Specialists,inform the Selection Committee in writing of the outcome.
Subregulation 6
For the purposes of paragraph (5), the applicant’s obligation to inform the Selection Committee of the outcome of any application mentioned in that paragraph continues even after the applicant has been appointed as a member of the Panel.
Subregulation 7
If an applicant’s appointment as a member of the Panel was previously revoked, the applicant —
must not apply to be appointed as a member of the Panel until at least 3 years after the date on which the latest revocation takes effect; and
must, in addition to complying with the requirements mentioned in paragraph (2), also include the following information in the application:
each date on which the applicant’s appointment was previously revoked;
the Selection Committee’s reasons for the revocation on that date;
the applicant’s justification to be appointed as a member of the Panel.
Subregulation 8
If an applicant’s appointment as a member of the Panel had previously expired without being renewed, the applicant —
may, instead of complying with the requirements mentioned in paragraph (2), make his or her application in the form and manner that the Selection Committee requires; and
must also include the following in the application:
a declaration by the applicant on whether there has been any change to the information provided in the applicant’s latest application under this rule or rule 9 (as the case may be), and if so, the relevant details of the change with supporting documents where applicable; and
the reason why the applicant did not apply for renewal of his or her appointment as a member of the Panel, before the appointment expired.