The Practice Review Board of the Alberta Association of Architects conducted a hearing into the practices of a bankrupt architectural firm.
The Board issued a report with findings of unprofessional conduct, fines, and suspensions, which were later quashed as ultra vires because the Board lacked disciplinary powers.
The Board then sought to continue the original hearing to consider making recommendations.
The appellants sought an order of prohibition, arguing the Board was functus officio.
The Supreme Court of Canada held that because the Board's initial disposition was a nullity, it had not exhausted its jurisdiction and was not functus officio.
The Board was permitted to continue the proceedings to dispose of the matter in accordance with its statutory mandate.
