Panels of Statutory Committees

(d) The Investigation Committee, established in accordance with and authorized by the Board under Section 64 of the PGA, which is delegated responsibility for taking appropriate action in response to complaints or on its own initiative related to the acts or omissions of a Registrant in accordance with the PGA and; (e) The Nomination Committee, which is delegated responsibility for developing, publishing, and enforcing the desired qualifications and eligibility requirements for elected positions on the Board, including the Vice Chair and Registrant Board Members, and for identifying and recruiting qualified Registrants for the position of Vice Chair, Registrant Board Members and committee positions. 17. The BCIA may: (a) Appoint special committees for purposes consistent with the PGA; (b) Authorize special working groups to assist in the planning and delivery of operational matters or special projects of the BCIA which are outside the jurisdiction of the standing and special committees established for purposes under the PGA as outlined in these Bylaws. Each special committee must have at least one lay committee member present at every meeting, proceeding, or hearing. All special committees and working groups of the BCIA must act in accordance with the PGA, its respective Terms of Reference, and written policies as established by and amended from time to time by the Board. All committees and working groups may hold their meetings, or portions thereof, in-camera.

18. Unless otherwise specifically prohibited by these Bylaws or the PGA all meetings, proceedings, or hearings of all statutory committees, special committees, or working groups may be held by way of electronic means.

Panels of Statutory Committees

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(a) Unless otherwise outlined in these Bylaws only for the specific purpose of the consideration of an application for registration, investigation reports respecting a complaint, or a discipline hearing pursuant to a citation issued by the Investigation Committee, the Credentials Committee, the Investigation Committee, and the

Discipline Committee, must each meet in Panels. Panels of the Investigation and Discipline Committees must include at least one lay committee member. For all other purposes of these committees, the respective committee may meet as the whole Committee; (b) Meetings and deliberations of all panels may be held by electronic means. The recommendations of the

Credentials and the decisions of Investigation Committee panels must be determined on the basis of written submissions only. Hearings of the Discipline Committee must be by either oral hearings or by written submissions at the discretion of the respective panel in accordance with the PGA, these Bylaws, and current administrative law principles. All members of a panel constitute a quorum of the respective panel;

(c) Any panel established by a Committee is delegated all of the rights, powers, and duties of the full Committee under which it is established, and any decision rendered by a panel is deemed to be a decision of the respective Committee. The Chair of the respective Committee, or in the absence of a Chair, the Board: i. Must appoint the members of a panel from that Committees’ members; ii. must designate the Chair of a panel from among the respective panel members and;