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Independence of adjudication officer
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217. (1) An adjudication officer shall be independent in the performance of his or her functions.
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(2) An adjudication officer shall, where he or she believes that performing an adjudication assigned to him or her may create a conflict of interest or may give rise to the perception of a potential conflict of interest, recuse himself or herself from the adjudication concerned.
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(3) Where an adjudication officer forms a belief referred to in subsection (2), he or she shall inform the chief adjudication officer who shall re-assign that adjudication to another adjudication officer.
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(4) An adjudication officer shall, as soon as practicable after informing the chief adjudication officer under subsection (2), by notice in writing, inform the Authority and any licensee affected by a recusal under that subsection.
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