25 (1) Where the Complaints Committee has made a disposition of a complaint respecting a member or former member of the College under section 24, the Registrar shall send to the member or former member and to the complainant, by mail, by registered mail or by courier service, a copy of the written decision made by the Committee including reasons therefor, if any, together with notice advising of the right of review under subsection (2).  R.S.O. 1990, c. V.3, s. 25 (1); 2009, c. 33, Sched. 1, s. 26 (2). Initiating a review (2) A complainant or the member or former member of the College complained against who is not satisfied with the decision made by the Complaints Committee disposing of a complaint, except a decision to refer a matter to the Discipline Committee or to bring a matter to the attention of the Registrar, may within 30 days of the receipt of the written decision request the Board to review the decision.  R.S.O. 1990, c. V.3, s. 25 (2); 1998, c. 18, Sched. G, s. 73 (1, 11). Review by Board (3) Subject to subsections (4), (5) and (6), the Board shall review a decision of a panel of the Complaints Committee if the Board receives a request under subsection (2).  1998, c. 18, Sched. G, s. 73 (12). When no review (4) The Board shall not review a decision if the party who requested the review withdraws the request and the other party consents.  1998, c. 18, Sched. G, s. 73 (12). Requests in bad faith, etc. (5) If the Board considers a request to review a decision to have been frivolous, vexatious, made in bad faith or otherwise an abuse of process, it shall give the parties notice that it intends not to proceed with the review and that the parties have a right to make written submissions within 30 days after receiving the notice.  1998, c. 18, Sched. G, s. 73 (12). Same (6) If the Board is satisfied, after considering any written submissions of the parties made within the 30-day period referred to in subsection (5), that a request was frivolous, vexatious, made in bad faith or otherwise an abuse of process, the Board shall not review the decision.  1998, c. 18, Sched. G, s. 73 (12). Record of investigation to be reviewed (7) If the Board is requested to review a decision, the Registrar shall give the Board, within 15 days after the Board’s request, a record of the investigation and the documents and things upon which the decision was based.  1998, c. 18, Sched. G, s. 73 (12). Disclosure (8) Before reviewing a decision, the Board shall disclose to the parties everything given to it by the Registrar.  1998, c. 18, Sched. G, s. 73 (12). Exceptions (9) The Board may refuse to disclose anything that may, in its opinion, (a)  disclose matters involving public security; (b)  undermine the integrity of the complaint investigation and review process; (c)  disclose financial or personal or other matters of such a nature that the desirability of avoiding their disclosure in the interest of any person affected or in the public interest outweighs the desirability of adhering to the principle that disclosure be made; (d)  prejudice a person involved in a criminal proceeding or in a civil suit or proceeding; or (e)  jeopardize the safety of any person.  1998, c. 18, Sched. G, s. 73 (12). Release of documents and things (10) The Board shall release documents and things put into evidence or received by the Board at a review to the person who produced them, on request, within a reasonable time after the matter in issue has been finally determined.  1998, c. 18, Sched. G, s. 73 (12). Conduct of review (11) In conducting a review, the Board shall consider either or both of, (a)  the adequacy of the investigation conducted; or (b)  the reasonableness of the decision.  1998, c. 18, Sched. G, s. 73 (12). Procedure (12) In conducting a review, the Board, (a)  shall give the party requesting the review an opportunity to comment on the matters set out in clauses (11) (a) and (b) and the other party an opportunity to respond to those comments; (b)  may require the College to send a representative; (c)  may question the parties and the representative of the College; (d)  may permit the parties to make representations with respect to issues raised by any questions asked under clause (c); and (e)  shall not allow the parties or the representative of the College to question each other.  1998, c. 18, Sched. G, s. 73 (12). No communication by Board members (13) No member of the Board participating in a review shall communicate outside the review, in relation to the subject matter of the review, with a party or the party’s representative unless the other party has been given notice of the subject matter of the communication and an opportunity to be present during the communication.  1998, c. 18, Sched. G, s. 73 (12). Application of SPPA provisions to reviews (14) The following provisions of the Statutory Powers Procedure Act apply with necessary modifications to a review by the Board: 1.  Section 4 (waiver of procedural requirement). 2.  Section 4.1 (disposition of proceeding without hearing). 3.  Section 5.1 (written hearings). 4.  Section 5.2 (electronic hearings). 5.  Section 5.3 (pre-hearing conferences). 6.  Section 21 (adjournments). 7.  Section 21.1 (correction of errors). 8.  Section 25.1 (rules).  1998, c. 18, Sched. G, s. 73 (12). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 1998, c. 18, Sched. G, s. 73 (1, 11, 12) - 01/02/1999 2009, c. 33, Sched. 1, s. 26 (2) - 15/12/2009