S.L. 566.1 Art. 5Accountability.

(1) It shall be the duty of the Internal Quality Assurance

Committee to:

(a) periodically inform the Chief Executive Officer on the annual report and the sufficiency of resources;

(b) report significant issues related to the processes concerned with the Institute’s activities, including potential improvements to those process; and

(c) coordinate with the Chief Executive Officer and provide oversight of other control and monitoring functions including compliance, legal aspects, ethics and external audit.

(2) In exercising its functions and in reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, the Internal Quality Assurance Committee shall disclose to the Chief Executive Officer any concerns which may arise during the exercise of its functions. Whenever a disagreement persists between the Chief Executive Officer and Internal Quality Assurance Committee, the Internal Quality Assurance Committee shall report such facts to the Board of Governors.