Establishment of the Disciplinary Commission

01 Jul 2022


ESTABLISHMENT OF THE DISCIPLINARY COMMISSION

 

            The Medical Registration (Amendment) Bill (“amended MRA”) was passed in Parliament in October 2020. The Singapore Medical Council (“SMC”) and the Ministry of Health (“MOH”) have since been working with various stakeholders on the transition and operationalisation of the new processes under the amended MRA, for the amended MRA to come into force on 1 July 2022.

 

2          A flowchart with an overview of the revised medical disciplinary process is in Appendix 1.

 

3          Under the amended MRA, the Minister for Health has appointed a Disciplinary Commission (“DC”), which will be responsible for appointing and overseeing the procedures and processes of the Disciplinary Tribunals (“DTs”). The formation of a new DC addresses concerns about the perceived lack of independence of the DTs that are currently appointed by the SMC by ensuring that there is a clear separation of investigation-prosecution and adjudication functions.

           

4          The President and Members of the DC appointed on 1 July 2022 are as listed below,

Name

Designation

Prof Lee Eng Hin (President)

Emeritus Consultant, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, National University Hospital

 

Prof Walter Tan Tiang Lee

Medical Director and Consultant Plastic Surgeon, Raffles Hospital

 

Prof Sonny Wang Yee Tang

Emeritus Consultant, Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital

 

Mr Thio Shen Yi, SC

Joint Managing Partner

TSMP Law Corporation

 

Mr Christopher Tan Pheng Wee

Deputy Presiding Judge / Registrar State Courts

 

 

5          The DC looks forward to working with the medical community and other stakeholders in strengthening the medical disciplinary process.