A very important role at HRPA is that of regulatory counsel.
With the passage of the Registered Human Resources Professionals
Act, 2013, the sophistication with which HRPA must conduct its
regulatory function has increased significantly. As a professional
regulatory body, HRPA’s key mandate is to promote and protect
the public interest by governing and regulating the practice, competence
and professional conduct of members of the association,
students and firms in the public interest. In doing so, HRPA must
take into consideration the rights of all stakeholders. The standards
are quite high.
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Regulatory counsel assists HRPA with the correct interpretation
and application of its Act and other acts which apply to
professional regulation. Drafting by-laws is an area where the
input of regulatory counsel is especially important. Regulatory
counsel provides advice to the association in regards to establishment
of proper regulatory procedures. Regulatory counsel also
provides advice as to the best course of action in specific cases.
Although the association is one of the parties, in any adjudicative
proceeding HRPA also has an overarching duty of fairness
and impartiality towards all parties. There is also a delicate balance
between the level of protection provided to the parties to any regulatory
proceeding and the necessity to deal with matters without
unnecessary delay. Finding this balance is not always easy; again,
the advice of regulatory counsel is important.
At HRPA, regulatory counsel is Rebecca Durcan, partner at
Steinecke Maciura LeBlanc, a firm dedicated to professional regulation
matters.
REBECCA DURCAN, PARTNER,
STEINECKE MACIURA LEBLANC
Rebecca Durcan attended Queen’s University to study history
and obtained her law degree from the University of Windsor in
2000. In 2006, she completed her Masters in Health Law from
Osgoode Hall.
Durcan’s practise is dedicated solely to professional regulation.
She acts as general counsel and prosecution counsel to numerous
professional regulators, and as independent legal counsel to discipline
committees. She previously worked as defence counsel to
health care professionals and institutions. This provides Durcan
with unique insight when she acts as general counsel, prosecution
counsel or independent legal counsel to regulators.
In her role as general counsel, Durcan assists regulators with a
wide variety of matters including registration, complaints, investigations,
quality assurance and governance. She has recently spent
much of her time assisting the transitional councils of the “new”
Ontario health colleges and directly assisted in the transition of
two to become regulated health colleges.
When not working, she can be found running after her three
boys, Harry, Jude and Teddy. n
regulatory affairs
Meet Rebecca Durcan,
HRPA’s Regulatory Counsel
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