Right-Touch Regulation
Appeals
In 2019, seven appeals were determined: one
was abandoned, and one physician was denied
leave to appeal to the Court of Appeal. The
Committee’s decisions were upheld in five
cases and overturned, in part, in two cases.
Two appeals to the Divisional Court await
determination.
Transparency of Committee Activities
and Decisions
The College posts hearing dates, case status
(whether a case is adjourned or a decision is
under reserve) and its findings and orders on
the College’s website under Doctor Search. The
decisions are also posted on the LexisNexis
and Carswells legal databases and on CanLII,
a free publicly accessible legal database
managed by the Federation of Law Societies of
Canada
Looking Ahead
In accordance with the strategic plan, the
Committee will continue to focus on ways to
improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the
discipline process while ensuring fairness.
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