The applicant or the director of the Office of Professional Discipline may appeal the determination of the panel concerning the licensure requirement of good moral character by filing a written notice of appeal therefrom with the Committee on the Professions within 30 days after service of the report of the panel upon the party taking the appeal. In the event no appeal is taken from the determination of the panel, the determination of the panel shall be final. In the event either party appeals from the determination of the panel, the appellant may submit a brief to the Committee on the Professions and the opposing party within 30 days after filing the notice of appeal. An answering brief may be filed by the opposing party with the Committee on the Professions within 20 days after the receipt by the opposing party of the brief submitted by the appellant. The Committee on the Professions may affirm, reverse or modify the determination of the panel and/or make such other determination as it may deem just and proper under the circumstances. The determination of the Committee on the Professions shall be final and copies thereof shall be forwarded to the applicant and to the director of the Office of Professional Discipline.