52. (1) The Joint Practice Board, whose function is assisting the Ontario Association of Architects and the Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario in the maintenance of the professional relationship between the two associations, is continued under the name Joint Practice Board in English and Conseil professionnel mixte in French.  R.S.O. 1990, c. A.26, s. 52 (1). Composition (2) The Joint Practice Board shall be composed of a chair, three members representing the Ontario Association of Architects and three members representing the Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario.  R.S.O. 1990, c. A.26, s. 52 (2). Appointment of chair (3) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may appoint the chair after requesting and considering the views, if any, of the council of each of the associations and may provide for remuneration and payment of the expenses, or either of them, of the chair.  R.S.O. 1990, c. A.26, s. 52 (3). Appointment of members by Council (4) The Council shall appoint to the Joint Practice Board the three members representing the Association and shall prescribe the term of each appointment.  R.S.O. 1990, c. A.26, s. 52 (4). Recommendations (5) The Joint Practice Board may recommend to the Council, (a)  that the Council direct the Registrar to issue a licence or a certificate of practice to a holder of a general certificate of authorization; (b)  that an inspection be made of records, other than financial records, of a specific member of the Association, holder of a certificate of practice or holder of a temporary licence as part of a program of inspection of records other than financial records.  R.S.O. 1990, c. A.26, s. 52 (5). Direction by Council to issue licence or certificate of practice (6) The Council, upon the recommendation of the Joint Practice Board, may direct the Registrar to issue a licence or a certificate of practice to a holder of a general certificate of authorization and, if the Council does not direct the issuance of the licence or the certificate of practice, the Council shall give its reasons therefor in writing to the Joint Practice Board and to the applicant for the licence or the certificate of practice.  R.S.O. 1990, c. A.26, s. 52 (6). Referral of dispute to Joint Practice Board (7) Where a dispute arises between an architect and a professional engineer or a holder of a certificate of authorization issued under the Professional Engineers Act
as to jurisdiction in respect of professional services, the Registrar may refer the matter to the Joint Practice Board and the Joint Practice Board shall consider the matter and assist the architect and the professional engineer or the holder of the certificate of authorization to resolve the dispute in accordance with the rules in section 11.  R.S.O. 1990, c. A.26, s. 52 (7). Commencement of proceedings (8) Proceedings shall not be commenced under this Act in respect of a matter mentioned in subsection (7) except upon the certificate of the chair of the Joint Practice Board that the Board has considered the matter and has been unable to resolve the dispute.  R.S.O. 1990, c. A.26, s. 52 (8). Certificate (9) The certificate of the chair is admissible in evidence in all courts as proof in the absence of evidence to the contrary of the facts stated therein without proof of the appointment or signature of the chair.  R.S.O. 1990, c. A.26, s. 52 (9).