29. (1) Each year, the Committee shall select members to undergo peer and practice assessments in order to assess whether the members’ knowledge, skill and judgment are satisfactory. O. Reg. 374/12, s. 1. (2) A member may be selected to undergo a peer and practice assessment, (a)  at random, including by stratified random sampling; (b)  on the basis of criteria specified by the Committee and posted on the College’s website at least three months before a member is selected on the basis of those criteria; or (c)  if the member has failed to comply with the requirements in section 27 or 28 and the Committee determines that the member should undergo a peer and practice assessment. O. Reg. 374/12, s. 1. (3) The Committee shall appoint an assessor to conduct each peer and practice assessment. O. Reg. 374/12, s. 1. (4) A peer and practice assessment may be conducted in stages over a period of time or all at once at the discretion of the Committee or the assessor conducting the assessment. O. Reg. 374/12, s. 1. (5) A peer and practice assessment may include the following: 1.  Reviewing the member’s record of self-assessment, continuing education and professional development. 2.  Inspecting the premises and practice environment where the member practises. 3.  Reviewing the member’s records related to his or her professional activities. 4.  Interviewing or surveying the member and his or her employer, employees, colleagues, peers, patients and clients. 5.  Requiring the member to answer, orally or in writing, questions related to his or her professional activities. 6.  Requiring the member to solve simulated problems or case studies related to his or her professional activities. O. Reg. 374/12, s. 1. (6) A member who is selected to undergo a peer and practice assessment shall be given at least 14 days notice before the assessment begins. O. Reg. 374/12, s. 1. (7) If a member requests that a peer and practice assessment be delayed and provides an explanation and documentation in support of the request that the Committee considers satisfactory, the Committee may delay the start of the assessment if there are extenuating circumstances such as maternity, illness or disability, bereavement, personal hardship, employment outside of Ontario or a sabbatical. O. Reg. 374/12, s. 1. (8) The assessor shall prepare a written report on the peer and practice assessment and submit it to the Committee. O. Reg. 374/12, s. 1. (9) If, after considering the assessor’s report and any other relevant information, the Committee is of the opinion that the member’s knowledge, skill and judgment are satisfactory, the Committee shall advise the member of the results of the assessment. O. Reg. 374/12, s. 1. (10) If, after considering the assessor’s report and any other relevant information, the Committee is of the opinion that the member’s knowledge, skill or judgment are not satisfactory, the Committee shall provide to the member, (a)  notice of its opinion; (b)  a copy of the assessor’s report; (c)  notice of the member’s right to make submissions to the Committee within 14 days after receiving the notice or within such longer period as may be specified in the notice; and (d)  any other relevant information the Committee considered. O. Reg. 374/12, s. 1. (11) After receiving the notice, a copy of the assessor’s report and any other relevant information the Committee considered, the member shall have 14 days, or such longer period as may be specified in the notice given under clause (10) (c), to make written submissions to the Committee. O. Reg. 374/12, s. 1. (12) If, after considering any written submissions made by the member, the Committee is still of the opinion that the member’s knowledge, skill or judgment are not satisfactory, the Committee may exercise any power listed in section 80.2 of the Health Professions Procedural Code. O. Reg. 374/12, s. 1. (13) If the Committee decides to exercise a power listed in section 80.2 of the Code, the Committee may, at the time it communicates its decision to the member or at any time thereafter, require the member to undergo a peer and practice reassessment to determine whether the member’s knowledge, skill and judgment are satisfactory. O. Reg. 374/12, s. 1. (14) Subsections (3) to (13) apply with necessary modifications to a peer and practice reassessment. O. Reg. 374/12, s. 1. part iiI   notice of meetings and hearings