Singapore legislation
Regulation 36
of Allied Health Professions (Professional Conduct and Discipline) Regulations 2013
Regulation 36
Notice of interim hearing
Subregulation 1
Where any complaint or information regarding any registered allied health professional has been referred to an Interim Orders Committee under section 60(3) of the Act, the Council’s solicitor must send a notice as set out in Form 2 of the First Schedule to the registered allied health professional —
informing him or her of the referral;
providing a brief statement of the matters which appear to raise the issue whether —
his or her registration should be suspended or made subject to conditions; and
this action is necessary for the protection of members of the public or is otherwise in the public interest or in his or her interest, pending the conclusion of the proceedings against him or her in accordance with section 66(2) of the Act;
stating the date, time and place at which the Interim Orders Committee is to hold a hearing of the case;
inviting him or her to —
submit his or her observations on the case (if any) in writing; and
state whether he or she proposes to attend the hearing; and
informing him or her that he or she may be represented or accompanied at the hearing by his or her counsel.
Subregulation 2
A hearing must not be held earlier than 14 days after the date of the notice mentioned in paragraph (1), except with the agreement of the registered allied health professional or in an urgent case.