Allied Health Professions (Professional Conduct and Discipline) Regulations 2013 · 2024 Revised Edition · Part 2 · Professional Conduct and Discipline
15. Single or joint inquiries with consent
Feedback & supportA Disciplinary Tribunal may inquire into 2 or more disciplinary offences together at a single inquiry or order a joint inquiry, even though it cannot do so by virtue of regulation 13 or 14, if —
in a case where a registered allied health professional is charged with 2 or more disciplinary offences — the Council and the registered allied health professional consent to have all the disciplinary offences dealt with at the same inquiry; or
in a case where 2 or more registered allied health professionals are charged with separate disciplinary offences — the Council and all the registered allied health professionals consent to a joint inquiry.
Despite paragraph (1), the Disciplinary Tribunal must not hold a single or joint inquiry in relation to a registered allied health professional who had earlier given consent under that paragraph, if —
at the time when the consent was given — the registered allied health professional was not represented by counsel; and
at the time of the inquiry — that registered allied health professional objects to the Disciplinary Tribunal holding the single or joint inquiry.
Subregulation 1
A Disciplinary Tribunal may inquire into 2 or more disciplinary offences together at a single inquiry or order a joint inquiry, even though it cannot do so by virtue of regulation 13 or 14, if —
in a case where a registered allied health professional is charged with 2 or more disciplinary offences — the Council and the registered allied health professional consent to have all the disciplinary offences dealt with at the same inquiry; or
in a case where 2 or more registered allied health professionals are charged with separate disciplinary offences — the Council and all the registered allied health professionals consent to a joint inquiry.
Subregulation 2
Despite paragraph (1), the Disciplinary Tribunal must not hold a single or joint inquiry in relation to a registered allied health professional who had earlier given consent under that paragraph, if —
at the time when the consent was given — the registered allied health professional was not represented by counsel; and
at the time of the inquiry — that registered allied health professional objects to the Disciplinary Tribunal holding the single or joint inquiry.