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Need for independent complaints body
It is important to have a positive political will on the
part of the authorities and respective professional
boards to reassure the public that all complaints
are properly managed and investigated in a
transparent manner. If public confidence cannot
be restored by such mechanisms, it will then be
imperative for authorities to set up an independent
body for necessary checks and balances.
Professional bodies disciplinary proceedings
Recent strengthening of the disciplinary
proceedings vis-à-vis any complaint pertaining
to breach of the CCC procedure has become an
answer to the public’s fears. This, however, has
not attempted to assuage any of the concerns
of the public as they tend to view the disciplinary
proceedings as a mere internal process.
The above suggestions are not exhaustive,
but are only some of the issues that should be
thoroughly considered. A more comprehensive
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study and report thereof must be conducted by a
Task Force.
CONCLUSION
The CCC system strives to eradicate the inadequacies
of the CFO regime that it replaced. The success
of the same largely depended on the ability of the
professionals to co-ordinate the activities of the
many parties involved in any construction project.
However standing witness to the 10 years the CCC
system has been in play and the plethora of case
laws it is safe to say that the time is ripe for a push
back and dismantling of the present system.
The CCC system has a number of deficiencies
that are substantive in nature, as mentioned
above. If these deficiencies are not addressed,
they can potentially compromise and derail
the very objective of the CCC to overcome the
deficiencies of the CFO system.