What support will the OPFA provide to an R.P.F. if a complaint is received from an outside source?
When the Association receives a complaint against a member, the Association has a duty to investigate the validity of the complaint. A protocol will be developed for this and that protocol will be available to all members of the Association. Certainly the affected member would be notified when a formal complaint has been received and would be given the opportunity to speak to the complaint and to provide such material that may be necessary in order to dispute the complaint. The Association would work with the member to ensure that any material received was complete and that all of the identified components of the complaint were covered in the members response. In the complaints and discipline process, the Association determines if the complaint is valid and if so acts as prosecutor through the investigation and disciplinary process. This is consistent with the Associations role of regulating the practice of professional forestry. It will be necessary for the member who is the subject o
