Hong Kong Ordinances

PLANNERS REGISTRATION ORDINANCE - SECT 25

Review of disciplinary orders

(1) When an inquiry committed completes its hearing in respect of a
disciplinary offence and makes a finding that a disciplinary offence has been
committed, the Registrar shall forthwith forward the inquiry  committee's
decision and details of any order proposed to be made by the inquiry committee
under section 23 to the Board for review.

(2) The Board shall appoint 3 of its members to sit with the Chairman as a
review committee to review the decision of the inquiry  committee.

(3) The Board shall not appoint a member of the inquiry committee to be a
member of the review committee.

(4) The review committee may-

   (a)  confirm the decision and any proposed order of the inquiry  committee;

   (b)  reverse a finding of guilt of the inquiry committee;

   (c)  recommend that any proposed order made by the inquiry committee be
        varied; or

   (d)  remit the decision or any proposed order of the inquiry  committee to
        the inquiry committee with directions to reconsider the decision or
        proposed order or both.

(5) The inquiry committee shall comply with the directions and recommendation,
if any, of the review committee. (Enacted 1991)