1970 Ed.] Enrolled Assistant Nurses (Enrolment and [CAP. 164 Disciplinary Procedure) Regulations.
25. The secretary, at the request of the defendant, or of any complainant, and upon payment of his reasonable charges therefor, if any, shall send for the purposes of the inquiry to the defendant or to such complainant, as the case may be, copies of any document submitted to him by the other party to the proceedings.
26. Any party to an inquiry may at any time after service of notice of the inquiry give to any other party thereto notice to produce any document alleged to be in the possession of that party and relevant to the subject matter of the inquiry and, on failure to produce such document, may prove the contents thereof by other evidence given at the inquiry.
27. (1) Where before the hearing, or at any stage during the hearing, it appears to the Board that a notice of inquiry is defective in any respect the chairman may give such directions for the amendment of the notice as he may consider necessary to meet the circumstances of the case unless, having regard to the circumstances, he is of the opinion that the amendments required may not be made without resulting in an injustice to the defendant.
(2) The secretary, as soon as is practicable after the amendment of any notice of inquiry, shall give notice in writing of such amendment to the defendant and to any complainant unless the amendment is directed verbally by the chairman in the presence of the parties thereto at the hearing of an inquiry by the Board.
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Documents to be available to the parties.
Notice to produce.
Amendment of notice of inquiry.
PART V.
PROCEEDINGS AT A HEARING OF THE BOARD.
28. (1) A shorthand writer may be appointed by the Board for the purpose of any inquiry.
(2) If a verbatim record of any proceedings has been prepared, the secretary, on application made to him by any party to such proceedings and upon payment to him of a fee of seventy-five cents for each folio of seventy-two words or part thereof, shall furnish such party with a copy of such record.
29. (1) At the opening of any inquiry the secretary shall read the notice of inquiry to all persons being present at the inquiry.
(2) If the defendant is not present or represented at the opening of the inquiry, the secretary shall furnish to the Board such evidence as the Board may require that the notice of inquiry was served upon the defendant in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (4) of regulation 21 and, on being satisfied that the notice was served, the Board may proceed with the inquiry in the absence of the defendant.
Record of proceedings.
Opening of inquiry.