Inquiry into complaint of unprofessional conduct
88 Inquiry into complaint of unprofessional conduct
If a complaint appears to be about unprofessional conduct, the Board may conduct an inquiry into the complaint.
In conducting an inquiry, the Board —
must act with as little formality and technicality and as speedily as the requirements of this Act and proper hearing of the matter permit; and
is not bound by the rules of evidence and may inform itself on any matter as it thinks fit; and
may receive oral or written submissions; and
may, subject to this Act and the rules of procedural fairness, determine its own procedures; and
may be assisted by a legal practitioner appointed by the Board for that purpose.
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