(1)  Subject to sections 44 and 45 , the Board must investigate each complaint made to it.

(2)  The Board, on its own motion, may investigate any matter that could be grounds for a complaint and section 40(2) and (3) apply to such an investigation as if it were a complaint.

(3)  The Board must, on commencing an investigation, give notice to the registered practitioner who is being investigated.

(4)  Unless the Board determines otherwise, an investigation is to be conducted by a committee established pursuant to section 11 and constituted by not less than 3 persons, a majority of whom are to be –

(a) registered chiropractors if the investigation concerns a chiropractor; or

(b) registered osteopaths if the investigation concerns an osteopath.

(5)  A committee established for the purposes of this section is called a disciplinary committee.

(6)  Schedule 3 has effect in relation to the powers and procedures of disciplinary committees.

(7)  The Board may join any person as a party to proceedings in an investigation.

(8)  A party to proceedings in an investigation is entitled to tender evidence to the disciplinary committee or other body or person conducting the investigation and to examine any person who tenders evidence in that investigation.