If, before the end of a formal hearing the panel is of the opinion that the teacher's ability to practise as a teacher is seriously detrimentally affected or likely to be seriously detrimentally affected because of an impairment, the panel may adjourn the hearing and refer the matter to a medical panel hearing to make findings about the teacher's ability to practise as a teacher.
S. 2.6.46 (Heading) amended by No. 27/2010 s. 46(1).