• Statutory Committees & Panel Composition •
Modernizing the Governance of the College
STRUCTURE
• Statutory Committees & Panel Composition •
Existing Provisions
The Veterinarians Act establishes the following committees:
• Executive Committee.
• Accreditation Committee.
• Registration Committee.
• Complaints Committee.
• Discipline Committee. For the purpose of panel composition, the following provisions are in place:
• With respect to the Complaints Committee, a panel shall be composed of at least three members of the committee, at least one of whom is a person whom the Lieutenant Governor in Council has appointed to the Council, to consider and investigate a complaint.
• With respect to the Discipline Committee, a panel shall be composed of at least three members of the committee, at least one of whom is a person whom the Lieutenant Governor in Council has appointed as a member of the Council and at least one of whom is a person who is both a member of the College and a member of the Council.
What Change is Proposed?
14 Achieving a Modern Approach to the Regulation of Veterinary Medicine in Ontario
The amendments to the statutory committees in the Act are that the Quality Assurance Committee be added as a new committee( see page 26) and the Investigations and Resolutions Committee replace the Complaints Committee as well as the Executive Committee’ s investigative role( see page 27).
For the purpose of panel compositions, the following changes are proposed:
• With respect to the Discipline Committee, a panel shall be composed of at least three and no more than five members of the committee, at least one of whom shall be a public member and at least one of the members of a panel shall be both a member of the College and a member of the Council.
• With respect to panel composition for any other relevant committee, each panel shall be composed of at least three members of the committee, at least one of whom shall be a public member.
Why is the College Considering Changes to this Concept?
The introduction of the Investigations and Resolutions Committee and the Quality Assurance Committee as statutory committees are necessary to match concepts that are outlined later in this document – the Mandatory Quality Assurance Program( see page 26) and the Screening Model( see page 27).
In terms of panel composition, the revisions assist with clarity and flexibility, expressly permitting panels to be composed of three to five individuals.
It is also proposed that committee composition, which is now included in the Act, be moved to bylaw to allow for enhanced agility. This authority has been added as a bylaw-making power( see Appendix C).