Hong Kong Regulations

CHIROPRACTORS (REGISTRATION AND DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURE) RULES - SECT 37

Evidence

(1) The Inquiry Committee may hear, receive and examine evidence by oral
statement on oath or by written deposition or statement and the chairman of
the Inquiry Committee may administer such oath.

(2) Every witness-

   (a)  shall be examined by the party calling him;

   (b)  may, subject to subsection (5), be cross-examined by any other party
        to the inquiry; and

   (c)  may be re-examined by the party calling him only on matters arising
        out of the cross-examination.

(3) The Inquiry Committee may refuse to admit the evidence of any deponent to
a document who is not present for, or who declines to submit to,
cross-examination.

(4) The chairman of the Inquiry Committee or any member of the
Inquiry Committee through the chairman may, if the chairman or the member
thinks desirable, put questions to any of the parties to the inquiry or to any
of their witnesses.

(5) Where the Inquiry Committee has put questions to a witness of a
party to an inquiry, any of the parties to the inquiry may examine the witness
on matters arising out of the questioning.