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the Investigation Committee, with the approval of the Discipline Committee, closed its file. On the instructions of the Investigation Committee, staff have included in the Engineer’s permanent member file and electronic membership record the details of the conviction and all relevant information and documents in APEGBC’s possession regarding the offence so that it will be available for review should the Engineer apply for reinstatement of membership in APEGBC at some point in the future. In order to regain membership, the Engineer will have to satisfy Council at the time of any such application for registration that the Engineer is of “good character and good repute” and that having been convicted of such an offence, is suitable for registration. Details of this matter have also been provided to Canadian regulatory bodies for the engineering profession for their information should the Engineer be or apply to be a member in another jurisdiction. As this matter did not result in disciplinary action, APEGBC is prohibited by privacy legislation from publishing the Engineer’s name or additional details that may reveal the Engineer’s identity. Although no final determinations were made in this matter by the Investigation and Discipline Committees regarding the member’s conduct, the issues raised were serious. This notice is being published as a reminder to the membership of the ethical obligations imposed by APEGBC’s Code of Ethics to uphold the values of truth, honesty, and trustworthiness, as well as the provisions in the Engineers and Geoscientists Act relating to convictions for offences.

geoscientist in any other Canadian jurisdiction. As loss of membership is the most serious sanction a member can face as a result of disciplinary action, the Investigation Committee closed its investigation file. The Committee instructed staff to include in the Geoscientist’s permanent member file and electronic membership record the details of the events giving rise to the complaint and all relevant information and documents in APEGBC’s possession so that it will be available for review should the Geoscientist apply for reinstatement of membership in APEGBC at some point in the future. Staff were also instructed to provide details of this matter to the other Canadian regulatory bodies for the geoscience profession for their information should the Geoscientist apply for membership in another jurisdiction. As this matter did not result in disciplinary action, APEGBC is prohibited by privacy legislation from publishing the Geoscientist’s name or additional details regarding the complaint that may reveal the Geoscientist’s identity. Although no final determinations were made in this matter by the Investigation and Discipline Committees regarding the member’s conduct, the issues raised were serious and the consequences of the errors in the report were significant. This notice is being published at the request of APEGBC’s Investigation Committee as a reminder to the membership of the ethical obligations to undertake and accept responsibility for professional assignments only when qualified by training or experience, and to provide opinions on professional subjects only when they are founded on adequate knowledge.

Resignation of Membership While Under Investigation – Professional Engineer Information was received by APEGBC regarding a professional engineer member (the “Engineer”), who plead guilty to a charge of sexual assault pursuant to section 271 of the Criminal Code . APEGBC’s Investigation Committee commenced an investigation of the matter to determine if the nature or circumstances of the offence rendered the Engineer unsuitable for registration, which is a ground for disciplinary action. The Engineer resigned membership during the investigation of this matter. As loss of membership is the most serious sanction a member can face as a result of a disciplinary action,

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