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Part I PRELIMINARY

Part II MEDICAL COUNCIL

Part III PRIVILEGES OF MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS

Part IV REGISTRATION OF MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS

Part V SPECIALISTS ACCREDITATION BOARD

Part VA FAMILY PHYSICIANS ACCREDITATION BOARD

Part VI PRACTISING CERTIFICATES

Part VII DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS, HEALTH COMMITTEE INQUIRIES AND PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENTS

Division 1 — Voluntary removal, suspension, etc.

Division 2 — Complaints and commencement of inquiry

Division 3 — Performance and fitness assessments

Division 4 — Powers after investigation

Division 5 — Disciplinary Tribunals

Division 6 — Health Committee

Division 7 — Interim Orders Committees

Division 8 — Appointment of legal counsel

Part VIII GENERAL

Part IX SAVINGS AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

FIRST SCHEDULE SINGAPORE degree

SECOND SCHEDULE List of registrable basic medical qualifications

Legislative History

Comparative Table

 
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On 22/05/2013, you requested for the version in force on 22/05/2013 incorporating all amendments published on or before 22/05/2013. The closest version currently available is that of 15/09/2012.
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Investigation report and deliberation by Complaints Committee
48.
—(1)  Upon completing an investigation into any complaint or information, the investigator shall submit a report on the findings of the investigation to the Complaints Committee for its deliberation.
(2)  The report referred to in subsection (1) shall include —
(a)
any written explanation given by the registered medical practitioner after receiving a notice under section 44(2);
(b)
any assessment report made under Division 3, if a performance or fitness assessment was undertaken; and
(c)
any recommendation on the necessity or otherwise of a formal inquiry by a Disciplinary Tribunal or Health Committee.
(3)  No person shall disclose the contents of the investigation report or any information contained in any document which was obtained in the course of any investigation or inquiry commenced under this Part to any other person, including the registered medical practitioner, except where —
(a)
the Complaints Committee in its absolute discretion thinks otherwise; or
(b)
such disclosure is required for the purpose of administering and enforcing this Act or the Infectious Diseases Act (Cap. 137).
(4)  The Complaints Committee may, in the course of its deliberations and before it reaches a decision, seek such legal advice as it thinks necessary.
(5)  The registered medical practitioner concerned shall not have the right to be heard by the Complaints Committee, whether in person or by counsel, unless the Complaints Committee in its absolute discretion otherwise allows.