Terminology Flashcards
Statues
Statutes are also called Acts
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Law expressed in a formal document
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An example of an overriding statue is the Canadian charter of rights and freedoms
Regulation
Made by the government when a statute permits them to be made.
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Under HPA, regulations can be made by the minister of health services.
Bylaws
Bylaws are proposed by the college board and require approval by the minister of health services
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most bylaws are subject to public notice of at least three months, unless the minister specifies a shorter period.
Amendment
an alteration of or addition to a motion, bill, constitution, etc.
a change made by correction, addition, or deletion
Case law
Court decisions used as a guide by lawyers and judges when similar issues arise in the future
Guiding Documents
Also called practice standards and policy statements
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These documents are not actually law
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They help practitioners, and the college committee interpret law
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Sometimes they are called soft law 
Reasonable grounds
Information that a reasonable person, who does not know the individual involved, would conclude that it is more likely than not that the information is correct
Alleged
Stated or declared person
Amendment
Alteration
Change
Self regulation
Is when the government of British Columbia makes an act that gives the duty to regulate a profession to a separate body, called a College.
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The majority of the college board members are elected by the profession .
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The college is a regulatory body, not an educational institution .
The Board
Board members establish the bylaws and the policies of the college.
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They oversee the administration of the regulatory activities of the college.
The college
The college operates through committees:
Registration committee
Inquiry Committee
Discipline committee
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The majority of whose members are from the profession with the other members, coming from the public
