Singapore Medical Council
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Application allowedI allow the application for an extension of time, but only be up to 1 September 2023. - Sgd - Choo Han Teck Judge of the High CourtLim Ngee Tong Samuel and Thng Yu Ting Angelia (Braddell Brothers LLP) for the applicant.
Source: [2023] SGHC 212, High Court (General Division), decided 4 August 2023. Read directly from the judgment.
Key facts
| Court | High Court (General Division) |
|---|---|
| Decided | |
| Judge | Choo Han Teck |
| Charges / claim | Civil Procedure |
| Outcome | Application allowed |
| Counsel | Braddell Brothers LLP, Lim Ngee Tong Samuel, Thng Yu Ting, Angelia |
Source: [2023] SGHC 212, High Court (General Division), decided — eLitigation. Updated .
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Case Significance
Re Singapore Medical Council [2023] SGHC 212 is a grounds of decision of the General Division of the High Court delivered on 4 August 2023 in Originating Application No 712 of 2023, with Choo Han Teck J presiding. The Singapore Medical Council applied under s 45(4) of the Medical Registration Act 1997 (2020 Rev Ed) for an extension of time for its Complaints Committee to complete its inquiry into whether a complaint about a doctor, referred to as Dr N, should be referred to the Disciplinary Tribunal or otherwise dealt with. The application was brought on 18 July 2023, a day before the 19 July 2023 deadline for the inquiry expired. The judgment considers the extension of time under s 45(4), noting that there is no automatic grant and that the process for investigating complaints was changed by Parliament with effect from 1 July 2022.
[2023] SGHC 212 explained
Singapore Medical Council ([2023] SGHC 212) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (General Division) on 4 August 2023. It is categorised under Civil Procedure. Within this corpus it has since been cited by 1 other reported Singapore judgment, a measure of how often later decisions have referred to it. This page summarises what the reported decision covers and links the primary sources — the full judgment, the statutes it cites, and the other cases it engages with — so the decision can be read in context. It is reference information, not legal advice, and it does not state the outcome or any holding beyond what the official judgment records.
What is [2023] SGHC 212 about?
Singapore Medical Council ([2023] SGHC 212) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 2023. Its published catchwords are “Civil Procedure – Extension of time – s 45(4) Medical Registrations Act”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.
Which legislation does [2023] SGHC 212 consider?
The judgment refers to Medical Registration Act. The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.
What earlier Singapore cases does [2023] SGHC 212 cite?
Among the in-corpus authorities it refers to are [2023] SGHC 213. The complete list of cases cited, and of later cases that cite this decision, is shown on this page.
How influential is [2023] SGHC 212?
Within this corpus, [2023] SGHC 212 has been cited by 1 later reported Singapore judgment. That count reflects references from other decisions held in this corpus only and is a conservative lower bound on how often the case has actually been cited.
Summary
The Singapore Medical Council applied under s 45(4) of the Medical Registration Act 1997 for an extension of time for its Complaints Committee to complete an inquiry into a complaint against Dr N concerning alleged failures in diagnosis and treatment. Noting the application was filed a day before the deadline and that Parliament intended expeditious resolution of complaints, the High Court granted the extension but only up to 1 September 2023.
What was Re Singapore Medical Council [2023] SGHC 212 about?
It was an application by the Singapore Medical Council under s 45(4) of the Medical Registration Act 1997 for an extension of time for its Complaints Committee to complete its inquiry into a complaint about a doctor, Dr N, decided by Choo Han Teck J on 4 August 2023.
When was the extension of time application brought in [2023] SGHC 212?
The Singapore Medical Council brought the application on 18 July 2023, a day before the 19 July 2023 deadline for the Complaints Committee's inquiry expired; the court noted there is no automatic grant of an extension of time.
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Read on eLitigationSource: eLitigation ([2023] SGHC 212)