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Medical Registration Act 1997 s 51

s 51 Investigation report and information obtained in course of investigation or inquiry

51.—(1) Upon completing an investigation into any complaint or information, the investigator must submit a report on the findings of the investigation to —(a) in the case of an investigation directed by an Inquiry Committee under section 43(3)(b)(ii) or (c) — the Complaints Committee that is appointed to inquire into the complaint or information, or if no Complaints Committee has been appointed, the chairman of the Complaints Panel; (b) in the case of an investigation directed by a Complaints Committee under section 45(7)(b) — the Complaints Committee; or (c) in the case of an investigation directed by a Disciplinary Tribunal under section 59A(9) — the Disciplinary Tribunal. (2) The report of the investigator (called in this Part an investigation report) must contain any written explanation given by the registered medical practitioner under section 50(1). (3) A person must not disclose the contents of any 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 concerned, except —(a) where the chairman of the Complaints Panel, Complaints Committee or Disciplinary Tribunal (as the case may be) to which the investigation report is submitted considers that there are compelling reasons to do so; or (b) where such disclosure is required for the purpose of administering or enforcing this Act or the Infectious Diseases Act 1976*.[Act 34 of 2020 wef 01/07/2022] [*Updated to be consistent with the 2020 Revised Edition]

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