s 39 Complaints against registered allied health professionals, etc.
39.—(1) Any —(a) complaint touching on the conduct of a registered allied health professional in his or her professional capacity or on his or her improper act or conduct which brings disrepute to his or her profession; (b) information on the conviction of a registered allied health professional of any offence in Singapore or elsewhere involving fraud or dishonesty, or implying a defect in character which makes him or her unfit for his or her profession; (c) complaint that the professional services provided by a registered allied health professional is not of the quality which is reasonable to expect of him or her; or (d) information touching on the physical or mental fitness to practise of a registered allied health professional, must be made or referred to the Council in writing and supported by such statutory declaration as the Council may require, except that no statutory declaration is required if the complaint or information is made or referred by any public officer or by the Council. (2) The Council must refer every complaint or information, other than a complaint or information touching on the matters mentioned in section 26, to the Chairperson of the Complaints Panel. (3) The Council may, on its own motion —(a) make a complaint or refer any information on a registered allied health professional to the Chairperson of the Complaints Panel if it believes that there is evidence of any of the matters mentioned in subsection (1); or (b) notify the registered allied health professional and proceed under section 37(1)(c) to (g) if it believes that there is evidence of any of the matters mentioned in subsection (1)(c) or (d) and the registered allied health professional agrees thereto in writing. (4) Despite subsections (2) and (3), where a registered allied health professional has been convicted in Singapore or elsewhere of an offence implying a defect in character which makes him or her unfit for his or her profession, the Council may immediately refer the matter to a Disciplinary Tribunal under section 50.