ABCFP Bylaws - Association of BC Forest Professionals

Acceptance of Settlement Proposals
14.51 If the Registrar and the subject member reach agreement on the terms of the settlement
proposal or conditional admission, the Registrar will, within seven (7) business days of reaching
such agreement, request that the chair of the discipline committee designate a panel to decide
whether to accept the conditional admission or settlement proposal.
14.52 For the purpose of Bylaw 14.51 the panel designated to decide settlement proposals or
conditional admissions may be a panel of one (1).
14.53 The Registrar will inform the subject member whether the panel accepts the settlement
proposal or conditional admission within five (5) business days of receiving the decision of the
panel.
14.54 If no agreement can be reached between the Registrar and the subject member, or the
panel does not accept the terms agreed to by the Registrar and the subject member, the matter
will continue in accordance with these procedures.
Settlement Proposal or Conditional Admission May Be Published
14.55 The association may publish the decision of the panel struck to consider a settlement
proposal or conditional admission pursuant to Bylaw 14.51.
Settlement Proposal or Conditional Admission Not Proof
14.56 If the settlement proposal or conditional admission is not accepted, the fact that a
settlement proposal or conditional admission was made will not be used against the subject
member in a discipline hearing nor may it be disclosed to the panel struck to conduct the
discipline hearing.
Failure to Attend Hearing
14.57 If the subject member fails to attend at the discipline hearing, the panel, on proof of
posting of the citation by registered mail, may proceed with the inquiry in the subject member’s
absence and may make its findings and its decisions without further notice to the subject
member.
Disclosure and Notice
14.58 The rules of disclosure imposed under these Complaint Resolution Procedures shall be
the same for any party to a complaint resolution or discipline process under these Complaint
Resolution Procedures and at all stages of a complaint resolution or discipline process under
these Complaint Resolution Procedures.
14.59 In addition to the obligations imposed under Bylaw 14.58 above, all parties to a
proceeding before a panel must disclose all documents, records, and things on which they
intend to rely or refer to at the hearing, at least fifteen (15) business days before the date set for
commencement of the proceeding.
14.60 If any party to a proceeding before a panel intends to raise any preliminary issues of
process or procedure, they must, at least five (5) business days before the date set for the
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