THE DISCIPLINE FILE
Case No. 17-013-RDO continued
P.Eng., and following a discussion and review with the Discipline Committee’s Case manager, the Discipline Committee hereby orders that: 1. Michael Staple shall receive a letter of reprimand to appear in the Member's APEGA file; 2. Michael Staple is to write a letter of apology to the Complainant within 30 days of being informed that the Recommended Discipline Order has been approved; 3. Michael Staple shall pay a fine in the amount of $2,500 within 30 days of being informed that the Recommended Discipline Order has been approved; 4. If orders are not completed within the 30 days, the Member and the Permit Holding company will be suspended from practice until completion of such orders; 5. The details of this matter will be published on APEGA’s website and/or in The PEG magazine with names.
(b) contravenes a code of ethics of the profession as established under the regulations; (c) harms or tends to harm the standing of the profession generally; (d) displays a lack of knowledge of or lack of skill or judgment in the practice of the profession, or; (e) displays a lack of knowledge of or lack of skill or judgment in the carrying out of any duty or obligation undertaken in the practice of the profession, whether or not that conduct is disgraceful or dishonourable, constitutes either unskilled practice of the profession or unprofessional conduct, whichever the Discipline Committee or the Appeal Board finds. d. The Member also acknowledges that the conduct described above contravenes Section 44(1)(b) Rule of Conduct #3 of the Code of Ethics: 3 Professional engineers and geoscientists shall conduct themselves with integrity, honesty, fairness and objectivity in their professional activities. D. RECOMMENDED ORDERS 18. On the recommendation of the Investigative Committee, and by agreement of Michael Staple,
Signed, MICHAEL STAPLE, P.ENG.
KEVIN WILLIS, P.ENG. Panel Chair, APEGA Investigative Committee DEAN MULLIN, P.ENG. Case Manager, APEGA Discipline Committee Date: November 16, 2017
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