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C.C.S.M. c. O5

The Occupational Therapists Act

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PART I
INTERPRETATION
1 Definitions
2 Corporate status and powers
PART II
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
3(1) Board of Directors
(2) By-laws for election and appointment of members
(3) Filling of vacancy of L. G. in C. appointees
(4) Continuation of members of the board
(5) Quorum
4(1) By-Laws
(2) Submission of by-law to members
(3) By-laws not effective until confirmed
(4) Period of effectiveness of certain by-laws
(5) Effect of rejected by-law
(6) Effect of acts done under rejected by-law
(7) Member may propose by-laws
(8) Proposals for by-laws to be sent to board
(9) Distribution of proposal
5(1) Regulations
(2) Prior submission of regulation to membership
6 Registrar
PART III
MEMBERSHIP
7(1) Register
(2) Rosters
(3) Members
(4) Appeal upon refusal of registration
(5) Discrimination prohibited
8 Holding out prohibited
9 Inspection of the register
10 Prima facie evidence
11 Effect of registration
12 Removal of member's name from register
13 Notification to occupational therapist
14 Restoration of names to the register
15 Employers responsibility
16(1) Offence by member
(2) Offence by employer
17 Offence by employer
18(1) Effect of conviction for indictable offence
(2) Registration not refused for certain offences
(3) Membership certificate
19 Education standard
20 Fraudulent misrepresentation
PART IV
COMPLAINTS COMMITTEE
21 Establishment of complaints committee
22(1) Informal resolution of complaint
(2) Reference to investigation officer
23 Rules and terms of office
PART V
INVESTIGATION OFFICER
24 Appointment of investigation officer
25(1) Reference to investigation officer
(2) Preliminary investigation
26 Production of books, documents, etc.
27 Ex parte court order for production of documents
28 Investigation of further matters
29 Action by person conducting preliminary investigation
30 Appeal to discipline committee
31 Suspension of member
PART VI
DISCIPLINE COMMITTEE
32(1) Establishment of discipline committee
(2) Chairman and vice-chairman
(3)
(4) Association's representation at inquiries
33 Disposition of complainant's appeal
34(1) Fixing date of inquiry
(2) Service of notice
(3) Effective date of service
(4) Proof of service
(5) Hearings to be held in Winnipeg
(6) Hearings to be private
(7) Hearings in absentia
(8) Right to counsel
(9) Adjournment
(10) Evidence under oath
(11) Administration of oath
(12) Service of subpoena
(13) Witness allowance
(14) Certified copies of convictions as evidence thereof
(15) Evidence by affidavit or viva voce
(16) Evidence to be recorded
(17) Preservation of evidence
(18) Rules of procedure
35(1) Suspension of members
(2) Notice of suspension
(3) Method of giving notice of suspension
(4) Proof of service of notice of suspension
(5) Effect of suspension
36(1) Disciplinary action against member
(2) Decision to be in the form of an order
37 Costs and reimbursement
PART VII
APPEALS
38(1) Appeal to the board
(2) Copy of proceedings before the committee
(3) Grounds of appeal
39 Record of proceedings
40 Action by registrar on appeal
41(1) Suspension pending appeal
(2) Application to court to remove suspension
(3) Service of notice of motion on discipline committee
(4) Time for hearing of application
(5) Court may remove suspension
42(1) Proceedings before board
(2) Certain persons precluded from participation in appeal
(3) Association's representation at appeal
(4) Action by board on appeal
(5) Disposition of appeal by board
(6) Costs on appeal
43(1) Appeal to Court of Queen's Bench
(2) Order of judge
(3) Documents to be filed by appellant
(4) Absence of recorded evidence
(5) Failure to file transcript of evidence
PART VIII
MISCELLANEOUS
44 Exemption from civil liability
45 Publication of suspensions and revocations
46 Retention of counsel by board
47(1) Reporting by members
(2) Non-application to confidential information
(3) Exemption from liability for disclosure
48 Limitation of actions
PART IX
ADVISORY COUNCIL
49(1) Advisory council respecting education programs
(2) Composition of council
(3) Chairman
(4) Failure to nominate or appoint persons to council
(5) Term of office of council members
(6) Filling of vacancies
(7) Limitation of terms of council
(8) Vice-chairman elected
(9) Quorum
(10) Meetings
50 Functions of council
51 Annual report by council
PART X
GENERAL
52(1) Offence
(2) Penalty for offence
(3) Any person may prosecute offence
(4) Limitation on prosecution
(5) Stay of proceedings
53 Single act of unauthorized practice
54 Conflict with The Corporations Act
55(1) Confidentiality of information
(2) Offence
56 Existing regulations and by-laws