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77.4 Code of Ethics towards the Practicioner's Clients

Updated for 2010 Changes to the Professional Engineers Act

These web pages have been updated to include both enacted and pending changes due to the Open for Business Act, 2010. Note that some changes will not be in force until proclaimed by the Lieutenant Governor; for example, the putting into force the end of the industrial exemption has been delayed numerous times.

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In addition to 77.4 which focuses on the ethical responsibilty a practitioner should show to his or her clients, other clauses of the Code of Ethics also refers directly or indirectly to clients:

  • 77.1.i It is the duty of a practitioner to the practitioner's clients to act at all times with fairness and loyalty to the practitioner's clients.
  • 77.1.iv It is the duty of a practitioner to the practitioner's clients to act at all times with knowledge of developments in the area of professional engineering relevant to any services that are undertaken, and
  • 77.1.v It is the duty of a practitioner to the practitioner's clients to act at all times with competence in the performance of any professional engineering services that are undertaken.
  • 77.4 A practitioner must disclose immediately to the practitioner's client any interest, direct or indirect, that might be construed as prejudicial in any way to the professional judgment of the practitioner in rendering service to the client.