A Registrar of the Chiropractors Association was charged with breaching the Chiropractic Act, R.S.M. 1980, c. 100 (“the Act”). An Inquiry Committee dismissed the charges and the Association sought judicial review. A Queen’s Bench judge concluded that the Inquiry Committee was bound as a matter of law by the Regulation to find Dr. Alevizos guilty of professional misconduct and the Respondent appealed to the Court of Appeal. The Court of Appeal held that absent express statutory provision, the final decision of a committee of a professional association properly empowered to make such a decision is not reviewable by the court on an application by the Association or its governing body. The appeal was therefore allowed.
Administrative law – Chiropractors – Governance of professional association – Jurisdiction – Disciplinary proceedings – Professional misconduct or conduct unbecoming – Judicial review – Compliance with legislation – Right of appeal of professional association Manitoba Chiropractors Assn. v. Alevizos, [2003] M.J. No. 206, Manitoba Court of Appeal, June 9, 2003, Twaddle, Monnin and Freedman JJ.A. The ...