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Regulatory bodies must follow the principles of transparency, objectivity, impartiality and procedural fairness.
The way a regulatory body conducts its entire registration practices needs to follow the principles of transparency, objectivity, impartiality and procedural fairness throughout all of its processes from start to finish.
Processes (or steps) within a regulatory body’s registration practices should address:
A process is transparent when it is easy to see what actions were taken, why the action was taken, and the results from that action. A transparent process should be:
Some factors to consider when reviewing registration practices and decisions for objectivity are:
A process or decision is impartial if it is based on objective criteria without any bias, prejudice or favouritism. Impartiality may be achieved by:
Procedural fairness may be achieved with:
Part 1, section 3 of the Fair Registration Practices Act requires all regulatory bodies to carry out registration practices that are transparent, objective, impartial and procedurally fair.
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In the event of any discrepancy between the information on this page and the Fair Registration Practices Act, the legislation will always prevail.
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