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REPORTS FROM COUNCIL to five years (currently it is three years), without requiring referral to the Registration Committee; • enabling staff to register appli- cants who satisfy the directives without referral to the Registra- tion Committee. Discipline Hearing Costs Council has approved an inflation- ary increase in the hearing costs or- dered for physicians who are found to have committed an act of profes- sional misconduct or are found to be incompetent. Council voted to raise the tariff rate – the daily cost of conduct- ing a hearing — from $10,180 to $10,370 per day, a 1.85% inflation- ary increase. Although the amount may seem significant, $10,370 a day does not take into account the actual investi- gative and legal costs and expenses incurred in conducting an investiga- tion and preparing for a hearing. WWW.CPSO.ON.CA Come visit us online for an enhanced user experience: More engaging Intuitive navigation Mobile friendly Elimination/minimization complex links Fully accessible (AODA compliant) 14 DIALOGUE ISSUE 1, 2019 MD New ! Website