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…
An application for review of an Inquiry Decision dismissing a complaint as frivolous or vexatious may itself be summarily dismissed by the Health Professions Review Board where it has no reasonable prospect of success. This is illustrated in The Complainant…
When the Health Professions Review Board reviews a disposition of a complaint by an inquiry committee under the Health Profession Act, it may review the adequacy of the investigation, and the reasonableness of the disposition: HPA s. 50.6(5). Decisions 1 to…
A review of an inquiry committee decision by a review board may address whether the committee’s investigation was inadequate. Investigations are not required to be exhaustive. Where, however information exists which might reasonably affect the decision of the committee, reasonable…