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British Columbia ‘Code of Professional Responsibility’

Object and Purpose

• Residential Tenancy Arbitrators are committed to fostering and maintaining a high standard of professional responsibility.
• This Code of Professional Responsibility ("Code") recognizes the fundamental responsibility to maintain the integrity, competence and effectiveness of the arbitration process.
• This Code provides guidance to arbitrators on matters touching their professional duties and conduct with a view to enhancing public confidence in the integrity, competence and effectiveness of the arbitration process and the rendering of decisions in accordance with the relevant law and procedure.

Application

4. This Code applies to an arbitrator who has been appointed pursuant to the provisions of the Residential Tenancy Act ("Arbitrator").

Integrity, Impartiality, Objectivity and Independence

5. An Arbitrator must not be influenced by partisan interest, political influence, public opinion, or fear of criticism.
6. An Arbitrator must conduct hearings in accordance with the rules of administrative fairness and natural justice.
7. An Arbitrator must not publicize any information acquired during the arbitration process.
8. An Arbitrator must be and must appear to be impartial and objective at all times in respect of the parties and the matters before the Arbitrator.
9. An Arbitrator must not make public statements which would call into question any Arbitrator's impartiality or objectivity.

Conflict of Interest

10. An Arbitrator must disclose any interest or relationship likely to affect impartiality or which might reasonably create an appearance of partiality or bias.
11. An Arbitrator must not hear any matter in which the Arbitrator has a conflict of interest.
12. An Arbitrator must not hear a matter in which the Arbitrator has an apparent conflict of interest without disclosing the conflict to the parties and obtaining their consent to proceed.

Adoption and Changes to the Code

13. All Arbitrators must be given an opportunity to vote on the adoption of, or changes to, this Code.

Approved unanimously - October 26, 1998