Allied Health Professions Act, 1982 (Act No. 63 of 1982)Chapter 3 : Disciplinary Powers of the Council27. Cognizance by council or professional board of certain conduct of practitioners |
| (1) | Any practitioner who, either before or after registration, has been convicted in the Republic or elsewhere of any offence, may be dealt with by the council or a professional board concerned in terms of this Chapter if the council or professional board concerned is of the opinion that the offence concerned constitutes conduct which is improper or disgraceful or which in consideration of any profession in respect of which the practitioner concerned is registered, is improper or disgraceful, and that practitioner shall, upon proof of the conviction, be liable to one or other of the penalties referred to in section 24(1): Provided that the said practitioner shall, before any penalty is imposed, be afforded the opportunity of tendering an explanation to the council or professional board concerned in mitigation of any such penalty. |
| (2) |
| (a) | When in the course of any criminal proceedings it appears to the court that there is prima facie proof of conduct contemplated in section 24(1) on the part of a practitioner, the court shall direct that a copy of the record of the proceedings or of such portion thereof as is material to such conduct, be transmitted to the council. |
| (b) | If the practitioner practises a profession in respect of which a professional board has been established, the council shall transmit a copy of the record referred to in paragraph (a) to such professional board. |
[Section 27 substituted by section 17 of Act No. 63 of 1993]