THE DISCIPLINE FILE
Case No. 17-012-RDO continued
44(1)(b) Rule of Conduct #3 and #4 of the Code of Ethics : 3 Professional engineers and geoscientists shall conduct themselves with integrity, honesty, fairness and objectivity in their professional activities. 4 Professional engineers and geoscientists shall comply with applicable statutes, regulations and bylaws in their professional practice. D. RECOMMENDED ORDERS 21. On the recommendation of the Investigative Com- mittee, and by agreement of Stephen Petrovich, P.Eng., and following a discussion and review with the Discipline Committee’s Case manager, the Discipline Committee hereby orders that: 1. Stephen Petrovich shall receive a letter of reprimand to appear in the Member's APEGA file; 2. Stephen Petrovich 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. Stephen Petrovich shall pay a fine in the amount of $3,000 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 comple- tion 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. The report dated September 16, 2015, did not adequately contain engineering work to justify and support its conclusions and recommendations. c. [Company A] engaged in the practice of engineering without having a permit to practice, in contravention of s. 2(1) of the Act . The Member acknowledges that he ought to have applied for a permit to practice prior to engaging his services under the corporate name and that the failure to do so constitutes “unprofessional conduct” pursuant to s. 44 (1) (b) of the Act and pursuant to Rule of Conduct #4 of the Code of Ethics , which states that “professional engineers and geoscientists shall comply with applicable statutes, regulations and bylaws in their professional practices.” d. The Member acknowledges that the conduct described above constitutes unprofessional conduct as defined in the Act : 44(1) Any conduct of a professional member, licensee, permit holder, certificate holder or member-in-training that in the opinion of the Discipline Committee or the Appeal Board: a) Is detrimental to the best interests of the public; 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; e) Displays a lack of knowledge of or lack of skills or judgment in the carrying out 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. e. The Member also acknowledges that the conduct described above contravenes Section
Signed, STEPHEN PETROVICH, P.ENG. KEVIN WILLIS, P.ENG. Panel Chair, APEGA Investigative Committee JOHN VAN DER PUT, P.ENG. Case Manager, APEGA Discipline Committee Date: October 16, 2017
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