RTA · Engineering and Geoscience Professions Act
Part 5 — Discipline
59 Witnesses and documents
opinion of the Discipline Committee has knowledge of the
complaint or any conduct being investigated are compellable
witnesses in any proceeding under this Part.
(2) A witness may be examined on oath on all matters relevant to
the investigation or hearing and is not to be excused from
answering any question on the ground that the answer might
(a) tend to incriminate the witness,
(b) subject the witness to punishment under this Part, or
(c) tend to establish the witness's liability
(i) to a civil proceeding at th e instance of the Crown or of
any other person, or
(ii) to prosecution under any Act or regulations under any
Act,
but if the answer so given tends to incriminate the witness, subjects
the witness to punishment or tends to establish the witness's
liability, it shall not be used or received against the witness in any
civil proceedings, in a prosecution under Part 7 or in any
proceeding under any other Act, except in a prosecution for or
proceedings in respect of perjury or the giving of contradictory
evidence.
(3) For the purpose of obtaining the testimony of a witness who is
out of Alberta, a judge of the Court on an application ex parte by
the Association may direct the obtaining of the evidence of the
witness in the manner provided under the Alberta Rules of Court
for the taking of the evidence of a person outside Alberta.
RSA 2000 cE-11 s59;2009 c53 s59