Where a regulator seeks to address a complaint involving multiple wrongs, and the complaint involves conduct partially addressed by the outcome of a previous, related complaint, how is an inquiry committee or a discipline committee (e.g., one seeking to offer…
An inquiry committee is not required to carry out an exhaustive fact-finding process to assess the truthfulness of one version of events over another. This principle was confirmed by the Health Professions Review Board in The Complainant and College of…
Does an investigation committee’s failure to provide a registrant with a right to respond to a notice of extraordinary suspension violate procedural fairness? A professional regulator should provide a registrant with notice of an extraordinary hearing, and an opportunity to…
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…
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…