APEGS National Professional Practice Examination (NPPE) Exam NPPE Question # 46 Topic 5 Discussion
NPPE Exam Topic 5 Question 46 Discussion:
Question #: 46
Topic #: 5
Engineering and geoscience professional regulators across Canada have a “disciplinary process” in place that provides a framework to investigate, judge, and potentially impose penalties on a
A.
member of the general public who is suspected of breaking the law
B.
registered member of their professional association who is suspected of malpractice
C.
professional holding a lone, valid licence to practice with a different Canadian regulator
D.
member of the general public who has damaged the reputation of the professional regulator
Professional discipline is the regulator’s process for addressing alleged unprofessional conduct, professional misconduct, or incompetence by its registrants/licensees. NPPE materials emphasize that regulators exist to protect the public and maintain trust in the profession through complaints investigation, hearings, and sanctions where warranted. This disciplinary authority applies to members/registrants of that regulator (B). Regulators do not “discipline” the general public (A, D); issues involving nonmembers are handled through enforcement actions for title misuse or unlicensed practice, or through the general legal system. Option C is incorrect because a regulator’s discipline process applies to its own registrants; a professional licensed only in another jurisdiction would fall under that other regulator’s disciplinary authority unless they are also registered locally or engaged in conduct within the local regulator’s jurisdiction under specific statutory provisions. Therefore, B is correct.
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