Board may carry out investigation on own initiative
30 Board may carry out investigation on own initiative
(1) If the Board is, otherwise than by reason of a complaint made to it under this Part, of the opinion:
(a) in the case of a registered veterinarian – that a complaint may lie against him or her on a ground specified in section 26(1); or
(b) in the case of a person formerly registered under this Act – that the person may have been guilty of misconduct when he or she was a registered veterinarian,
the Board may serve on him or her a notice of investigation in accordance with subsection (3).
(2) A notice of investigation served on a person formerly registered under this Act may relate only to misconduct during the period of 2 years immediately before the date on which the notice is served.
A notice of investigation under this section is to:
(a) inform the person on whom it is served of the Board's opinion and the reason for the Board's opinion and, in a case to which subsection (1)(a) refers, is to specify the ground of complaint;
(b) state that the Board proposes to carry out an investigation into the matter;
(c) specify the date, being a date not earlier than 28 days after the notice is served, by which the Board is to complete the investigation; and
(d) inform the person of the right conferred on him or her by section 31A(2) and the date, being a date not earlier than 7 days after the notice is served, by which the person must make his or her submission to the Board.
(4) If the Board serves a notice of investigation under this section, it must:
carry out an investigation; and
(b) complete the investigation by the date specified in the notice or by a later date fixed by the Board.
(5) If the Board fixes a later date under subsection (4)(b) it must serve written notice of the date on the person on whom the notice of investigation was served.
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