S.L. 464.13 Art. 10Functions of the Committee.

The Committee shall have the following functions:

(a) to hear and decide upon a charge formulated by the Council in accordance with the provisions of these regulations and presented to the Committee in accordance with the provisions of regulation 13(3);

(b) to ensure that disciplinary hearings are carried out in a fair and orderly manner and giving adequate opportunity to both the prosecution and the defence to present their evidence and witnesses and to challenge any member of the Committee and cross-examine any witness presented by the either party;

(c) to ensure that during the course of the disciplinary proceedings, the provisions of the Act and of these regulations are observed at all times;

(d) to ensure that the rights and obligations of the member subject to the disciplinary procedures are made known to him prior to the hearing;

(e) to ensure that in arriving at a decision, the principles of fairness, justice and proportionality are respected; and

(f) to carry out any other function as may be prescribed by the Council in relation to the hearing of disciplinary procedures and taking of disciplinary measures.