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Complaints Involving Excluded Personnel - Policy and Procedures (Cont. )

II. Rules and Procedures for the Committee and the

Parties to the Complaint

 

1) The members of the Investigating Committee will elect a
Chairperson at the first meeting.

2) The Investigating Committee will clarify, to its satisfaction,
the nature of the complaint.

3) Prior to commencement of proceedings by the Investigating
Committee, the person(s) making the complaint and the person(s)
complained against shall:

a) agree that the proceedings shall take
place without recourse to legal counsel;

b) agree that all evidence adduced and
submissions made before the Committee .
shall be treated as privileged and
confidential; :

c) attempt to prepare an agreed state-
ment of facts and issues for the
purpose of the proceedings, and the
President may appoint an individual
who is not a member of the Investigating
Committee to assist the parties in
preparing this statement.

4) The person(s) making the complaint and the person(s) -com-
plained against will identify, in writing, those issues,
occurrences and sequence of events they wish to refer to
in order to substantiate or refute the complaint. In so
doing, each party will identify the evidence including
witnesses and documents in support of their respective
positions.

5) The Committee will hear the evidence. As the investigation
proceeds, the Committee may identify any additional evidence
it wishes to receive and endeavour to have it produced in the
presence of the parties to the complaint.

6) The Committee will consider all the evidence before it
and write and submit its report with recommendations.