21. A member must disqualify himself or herself with respect to a candidate(1) if that member is or has been the candidate’s spouse;
(2) if that member is related to the candidate by blood or marriage to the degree of first cousin inclusively;
(3) if that member is or has been a partner, employer, immediate superior or employee of the candidate in the last 10 years; or
(4) if there is reasonable cause to fear that the member will not be impartial for any other reason.
For the purposes of subparagraph 4 of the first paragraph, a member must immediately bring to the attention of the chair of the committee any fact to justify reasonable apprehension of bias.
A candidate may bring a ground for disqualification of one of its members to the attention of the committee that assesses his or her application.
O.C. 14-2012, s. 21; 1099-2023O.C. 1099-2023, s. 91.