Medical Registration (Disciplinary Commission and Disciplinary Tribunal) Rules 2022
Table of Contents
Enacting Formula
Part 1 PRELIMINARY
1 Citation and commencement
2 Definitions
Part 2 REFERRALS TO DISCIPLINARY COMMISSION
3 Referral of time-barred complaints
4 Referral for appointment of Disciplinary Tribunal in serious cases
5 Referral for appointment of Disciplinary Tribunal where recommended by Complaints Committee
Part 3 JOINING OF INQUIRIES
6 Joining of disciplinary offences in one inquiry for one respondent
7 Joint inquiry against 2 or more respondents
8 Joining of inquiries with consent
9 Disciplinary Tribunal may hold separate inquiries where respondent is prejudiced
Part 4 PROCEEDINGS OF A DISCIPLINARY TRIBUNAL
Division 1 — Pre-hearing matters
10 Notice of inquiry
11 Summary of defence
12 Pre-hearing conference
13 Disclosure of documents
14 Requests for confidential treatment
15 Disciplinary Tribunal may give directions by letter
16 Preparation of agreed documents
17 Exchange of documents
18 Medical Council to send hearing bundle
19 Postponement of hearing
Division 2 — Conduct of the hearing
20 Conduct of hearing
21 Disciplinary Tribunal may make directions for conduct of hearing
22 Reference to documents where no relevant witness is called
23 Medical Council may withdraw charge or consent to amendment, etc., of charges
24 Disciplinary Tribunal may alter charge or frame new charge
25 Findings of Disciplinary Tribunal
26 Outstanding charges
27 Warning may be administered where party hampers inquiry
28 Tribunal’s legal counsel must not intervene
Part 5 MISCELLANEOUS
29 Disciplinary Tribunal may meet to consider further orders
30 Form of subpoena
31 Secretariat of the Disciplinary Commission
32 Records to be kept by Disciplinary Commission