Practice directives and rules

The Discipline Tribunal issues practice directives which are the Tribunal’s rules. The practice directives provide detailed information about:

• How the Discipline Tribunal operates
• What is expected of anyone participating in a hearing

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Read the consolidated list of practice directives (PDF, 948.9KB)

General rules of procedure

• Filing and service (PDF 110.7KB)
• Time periods for cases before the Discipline Tribunal (PDF, 137.5KB)
• Accessibility and accommodations (PDF, 100.2KB)
• Privacy, confidentiality and disclosure of records (PDF, 125.6KB)
• Persons with an interest (PDF, 125.6KB)

Intake and commencement

• Initial request submission requirements (PDF, 107.3KB)
• Requests for citation and registrar’s proposal for allegations in the citation (PDF, 103.9KB)
• Combined request for a section 139 consent resolution and request for citation (PDF, 103.9KB)
• Consent resolutions (PDF, 107.4KB)
• Approval of orders resolving sexual abuse cases (PDF, 101.1KB)
• Mediation process (PDF, 96.6KB)

Case and hearing management

• Case management process (PDF, 102.4KB)
• Setting, changing and adjourning hearing dates (PDF, 122.5KB)
• Hearing management conferences and pre-hearing applications (PDF, 116KB)

Evidence and hearing conduct

• Evidence, witnesses and experts (PDF, 116KB)
• Protection orders (PDF, 105.4KB)
• Sensitive records (PDF, 124.2KB)
• Hearing format and remote participation (PDF, 111.5KB)
• Public and media access to discipline hearings(PDF, 125.5KB)

Outcomes and post-hearing

• Disciplinary orders, hearing costs, post-hearing submissions and corrections (PDF, 114KB)
• Application for review and legal decisions and factual findings by a discipline panel (PDF, 138.9KB)
• Publication of requests for a citation and disciplinary orders (PDF, 97KB)