The Health Professions Review Board has jurisdiction to review specific decisions enumerated under s. 50.53(1) of the Health Professions Act, but not decisions under predecessor statutes, such as the Medical Practitioners Act. This limit on the Review Board’s jurisdiction is illustrated…
The year 2002 marked the beginning of a lengthy legal battle began Mr. Salway, a Member, and the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia (APEG) which has, at different stages, revealed significant lessons for regulators about administrative…
A complainant under the Health Professions Act does not have access to ongoing investigation evidence. As an applicant for review, however, a complainant has a prima facie right to access the “record” in a matter. Under s. 42 of the Administrative…
A complaint against student registrants of a health professions college may lead to decisions about the students by both registration and inquiry committees, but a complainant will not have a right to apply for review of a registration decision by…
While complainants under the Health Professions Act have a clear right to apply for reviews of Inquiry Committee decisions, the position of complainants under other statutes will depend on the wording of the enactment. For example, a complainant under the…