Medical Practitioners Act 1995

   53. Procedure for considering applications---(1) The Council shall
 consider an application for an annual practising certificate referred to
 it by the Registrar as soon as reasonably practicable after receiving
 it.

   (2) If the Council proposes to decline an application for an annual
 practising certificate or to impose conditions on an annual practising
 certificate, it shall give the applicant,---
   (a) A notice containing such particulars as will clearly inform the
         applicant of the substance of the grounds on which the Council
         proposes to decline the application or impose conditions; and
   (b) Subject to section 134 of this Act, a copy of any information on
         which the Council relies in proposing to decline the application
         or impose conditions; and
   (c) A reasonable opportunity to make written submissions and be heard,
         either personally or by his or her representative, in respect of
         the application.