s 56 Review by Review Committee
56.—(1) A Review Committee must, within 3 months after the date of its appointment, complete its review and report its determination to the Medical Council. (2) The chairman of the Complaints Panel may, upon a written request by a Review Committee, grant to the Review Committee one (but not more than one) extension of the period mentioned in subsection (1) if the chairman is satisfied that the circumstances of the case justify the grant of the extension, except that the extension must not extend beyond the period of 6 months after the date of the appointment of the Review Committee. (3) The Medical Council may, upon a written request by a Review Committee, apply to the General Division of the High Court in accordance with section 59U for a further extension of time that extends beyond the period mentioned in subsection (2) for the Review Committee to report its determination to the Medical Council. (4) A Review Committee may, at the conclusion of its review, only make one or both of the following orders:(a) an order that the Complaints Committee has complied with all the procedural requirements under this Act and any regulations governing an inquiry by a Complaints Committee; (b) an order directing the Complaints Committee to conduct a further inquiry into or rehear the complaint or matter, where the Review Committee is satisfied that —(i) the Complaints Committee has not complied with any of those requirements; or (ii) any new evidence submitted to the Review Committee is material to the complaint or matter. (5) Where a Review Committee makes an order under subsection (4)(b), the Review Committee must give a further direction to the Complaints Committee to complete the further inquiry or rehearing within such period (not exceeding 3 months after the date of the order) as may be specified by the Review Committee. (6) Section 45(3), (4), (5), (6) and (7) applies to, or in relation to, a Complaints Committee that is given an order under subsection (4)(b) to conduct a further inquiry into or rehear the complaint or matter as if the Complaints Committee were conducting a new inquiry, and —(a) for the purposes of section 45(3), the date of the Review Committee’s order under subsection (4)(b) is the date that the complaint or information is referred to the Complaints Committee; and (b) for the purposes of section 45(7), the Complaints Committee may direct an investigation even if a previous investigation was directed by an Inquiry Committee under section 43(3)(b)(ii) or (c) prior to the order under subsection (4)(b).[Act 34 of 2020 wef 01/07/2022]