Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners Act 2000 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 4A · Disciplinary Proceedings and Inquiries
26F. Duties of investigator in inquiries
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An investigator directed by an Inquiry Committee under section 26E(4)(a) to investigate into the facts and circumstances of any complaint against, or information about, a registered person must give written notice of the complaint or information to that registered person.
A notice under subsection (1) must include copies of the complaint or information, and of any statutory declaration that has been made in support of the complaint or information.
An investigator mentioned in subsection (1) must, upon completing the investigation, submit a report on the findings of the investigation (called in this section the investigation report) to the Inquiry Committee that directed the investigator to carry out the investigation.
Inquiry Committee
“Inquiry Committee” means a committee appointed under section 26I(1);
The investigation report must include any written explanation given by the registered person after receiving a notice under subsection (1).
registered person
“registered person” means a person who is registered under section 14 for the carrying out of any prescribed practice of traditional Chinese medicine;
Where an investigator, in the course of an investigation in respect of a registered person, receives any information touching on the conduct, mental or physical condition or professional performance —
of the same registered person (whether or not the information also relates to another registered person), which is outside the subject matter of the complaint or information the investigator is directed under section 26E(4)(a) to investigate; or
of another registered person,which may give rise to proceedings under this Part, the investigator must prepare and submit to the Board a report of the information received.
Upon the Board receiving the report mentioned in subsection (5), section 26C applies as if the report is information received by the Board about a registered person.
Board
“Board” means the Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners Board established under section 3;