(1) If, during an investigation of a complaint ( the initial investigation ), the Chief Officer, Operations becomes aware that a registered member or a probationary member who is the subject of the initial investigation has engaged in other misconduct ( the other misconduct ), the Chief Officer, Operations may also investigate the other misconduct as if a complaint had been made in respect of the other misconduct.
(2) The Chief Officer, Operations must give notice of an investigation into the other misconduct to the registered member or the probationary member in accordance with regulation 13(3) as if the other misconduct to be investigated was the subject of a complaint.
(3) For the purposes of regulation 16, the initial investigation is taken to have been commenced on the date that notice is given to a registered member or a probationary member in accordance with subregulation (2).