Registration

SOR/2008-262  September 5, 2008

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INFORMATION REVIEW ACT

Regulations Amending the Hazardous Materials Information Review Act Appeal Board Procedures Regulations

P.C. 2008-1610  September 5, 2008

(4) A procedural conference may be conducted by teleconference or videoconference at the request of a party, or at the instance of the appeal board, if attendance in person is not practical or necessary.

9. The Regulations are amended by adding the following after section 33:

REQUEST FOR CLARIFICATION

33.1 (1) A party may make a request in writing to the appeal board for clarification by the Commission of the screening officer’s record.

(2) The appeal board shall, after reviewing the request and with the unanimous approval of its members, forward the request to the Commission.

(3) The appeal board may also, on its own initiative and with the unanimous approval of its members, make a request for clarification in writing to the Commission.

(4) The Commission shall give a written response to a request as soon as possible.

APPEARANCE

33.2 (1) After receiving the response from the Commission, the party may make a request in writing to the appeal board for the appearance of an official of the Commission at the hearing or procedural conference.

(2) The appeal board shall approve the appearance only if

(a) the Commission’s response was insufficient or unclear; or

(b) due to the urgency or complexity of the matter before the board, clarification by way of a Commission official’s appearance will better aid the resolution of the issue requiring clarification than if there was only written clarification.

(3) The appearance may be made in person or by teleconference or videoconference.

10. (1) Paragraphs 35(2)(a) and (b) of the Regulations are replaced by the following:

(a) the counsel or the expert has signed, filed with the appeal board and served on the other parties an affirmation and promise in Form 5 of the schedule;

(b) the counsel or expert satisfies the appeal board that the counsel or the expert is independent from the party that the counsel represents or on whose behalf the expert is retained and that the counsel or expert does not have a personal interest that could influence, or reasonably appear to influence, the exercise of their duties with respect to the proceedings; and

(2) Paragraph 35(2)(c) of the French version of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

c) la commission d’appel est convaincue que la présence de l’avocat ou de l’expert à la séance privée est nécessaire pour permettre à l’avocat de se préparer adéquatement à l’instance ou d’y participer.

11. (1) The portion of Form 1 of the schedule to the Regulations after the expression “(name person)” and before the heading “STATEMENT OF APPEAL” is replaced by the following:

FROM THE DECISION, ORDER OR UNDERTAKING OF A SCREENING OFFICER DATED _______, 20____, IN RELATION TO A CLAIM FOR EXEMPTION BEARING REGISTRY NUMBER _____________.

(2) The portion of Part II of Form 1 of the schedule to the Regulations after the heading “Status of the Appellant” and before the words “A CLAIMANT” is replaced by the following:

In relation to the decision, order or undertaking of a screening officer referenced by the statement of appeal, the appellant is

(3) Paragraphs (a) to (f) of Part III of Form 1 of the schedule to the French version of the Regulations are replaced by the following:

a)    appelle d’une décision rendue en vertu de l’article 15 de la Loi relativement au bien-fondé d’une demande de dérogation    □

b)    appelle d’un ordre donné en vertu de l’article 16 de la Loi relativement à tout ou partie d’une demande de dérogation jugée non fondée    □

c)    appelle d’un ordre donné en vertu de l’article 17 de la Loi relativement à la conformité d’une fiche signalétique ou d’une étiquette aux dispositions de la Loi sur les produits dangereux ou du Code canadien du travail, selon le cas    □

d)    appelle d’une décision rendue ou d’un ordre donné en vertu de l’article 32 de la Loi, sous le régime d’une loi provinciale conférant la compétence à une commission d’appel pour entendre les appels visés aux alinéas a) à c)    □

LA PARTIE TOUCHÉE :

e)    appelle d’une décision rendue en vertu de l’article 15 de la Loi relativement au bien-fondé d’une demande de dérogation    □

f)    appelle d’un ordre donné en vertu de l’article 16 de la Loi relativement à tout ou partie d’une demande de dérogation jugée non fondée    □

(4) Part III of Form 1 of the schedule to the Regulations is amended by adding the following after paragraph (f):

(f.1)    an affected party appealing an undertaking made under section 16.1 of the Act    □

(5) Paragraph ( g ) of Part III of Form 1 of the schedule to the French version of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

g)    appelle d’un ordre donné en vertu de l’article 17 de la Loi relativement à la conformité d’une fiche signalétique ou d’une étiquette aux dispositions de la Loi sur les produits dangereux ou du Code canadien du travail, selon le cas    □

(6) Paragraphs (h) and (i) of Part III of Form 1 of the schedule to the Regulations are replaced by the following:

(h)    an affected party appealing a decision, order or undertaking, as the case may be, made under section 32 of the Act pursuant to provincial legislation conferring jurisdiction on an appeal board to determine an appeal described in any of paragraphs (e) to (g)    □

(i)    an affected party appealing a decision, order or undertaking, as the case may be, described in any of paragraphs (e) to (h) and making an application under section 26 of the Act for the disclosure, in confidence, of any information in respect of which a claim for exemption is made    □

(7) Part V of Form 1 of the schedule to the Regulations is replaced by the following:

PART V — GROUNDS OF APPEAL

NOTE: This Part seeks information that will delineate the basis and the scope of the appeal.

The information provided should identify in point form the alleged errors in the screening officer’s decision, order or undertaking. Attach additional sheets if necessary.

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(8) Part VIII of Form 1 of the schedule to the Regulations is replaced by the following:

PART VIII — DECISION OR ORDER SOUGHT ON APPEAL

NOTE: Subsections 23(2) and (3) of the Act provide as follows:

“(2) An appeal board may dispose of an appeal of a decision or an order by

(a) dismissing the appeal and confirming the decision or order of the screening officer; or

(b) allowing the appeal and either varying or rescinding the decision or order being appealed.

(3) An appeal board may dispose of an appeal of an undertaking by

(a) dismissing the appeal; or

(b) allowing the appeal and making any order that the appeal board considers appropriate.”

This Part seeks a brief statement describing the nature of the decision or order that the appellant requests that the appeal board make.

DECISION OR ORDER SOUGHT:

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12. Form 5 of the schedule to the Regulations is replaced by the following:

FORM 5
(Subsections 7(4), 13(4) and 35(2))

APPEAL BOARD

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INFORMATION REVIEW ACT

IN THE MATTER OF: AN APPEAL PURSUANT TO SECTION 20 OF THE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INFORMATION REVIEW ACT BY

_______________________________

(name person)

FROM THE DECISION, ORDER OR UNDERTAKING OF A SCREENING OFFICER DATED __________, 20 _____, IN RELATION TO A CLAIM FOR EXEMPTION BEARING REGISTRY NUMBER __________.

OR

AN APPLICATION FOR AN ORDER PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION 26(1) OF THE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INFORMATION REVIEW ACT BY

_______________________________

(name person)

AFFIRMATION AND PROMISE

Appeal or Application number: ___________________________

I hereby affirm that

(a) I am

(i) in the case of counsel, a member of the Bar of ________, or

(province)

(ii) in the case of an expert who assists the counsel, a person possessing expertise in _______________________________;

(specify area of expertise)

(b) I am ordinarily resident in Canada;

(c) I am not an employee, officer, director or major shareholder of any party to the proceedings or of any corporation controlled by such a party;

(d) I am not an employee, officer or representative of a union association; and

(e) I do not have any personal interest that could influence, or reasonably appear to influence, the exercise of my duties with respect to these proceedings.

I hereby promise to comply with the following requirements:

(a) I will not disclose any confidential information that I obtain in the course or as a consequence of these proceedings to any person who is not authorized pursuant to the Hazardous Materials Information Review Act Appeal Board Procedures Regulations to have access to confidential information;

(b) I will not reproduce in any manner, without the prior approval of the appeal board, any document or other material that I obtain in the course or as a consequence of these proceedings that is or contains confidential information; and

(c) I will return to the Chief Appeals Officer any document or other material that contains confidential information that I obtain in the course or as a consequence of these proceedings before the later of

(i) the 30th day after the decision of the appeal board, and

(ii) the expiration of any period for commencing further proceedings in respect of the appeal board’s decision.

I appear, in the case of counsel, as counsel for _______________,

(name)

a party before the appeal board in these proceedings; or, in the case of an expert who assists the counsel, I am assisting counsel for _______________,

(name)

a party before the appeal board in these proceedings.

Dated at _____________ this _________ day of ______, 20 ___.

SIGNATURE: ________________________

NAME: (print)________________________

FIRM: ______________________________

ADDRESS: __________________________

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TELEPHONE: ________________________

OTHER MEANS OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND THEIR NUMBERS: __________________________________

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WARNING: Access to confidential information is provided only in accordance with the Hazardous Materials Information Review Act Appeal Board Procedures Regulations, which are regulations made under the authority of the Hazardous Materials Information Review Act. Section 49 of that Act provides as follows:

“49. (1) Every person who contravenes or fails to comply with any provision of this Part or any regulation or order made under this Part

(a) is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction and liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both; or

(b) is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to a fine not exceeding one million dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both.

(2) Where a corporation commits an offence under subsection (1), any officer, director or agent of the corporation who directed, authorized, assented to, acquiesced in or participated in the commission of the offence is a party to and guilty of the offence and is liable on conviction to the punishment provided for the offence whether or not the corporation has been prosecuted or convicted.

(3) Proceedings by way of summary conviction in respect of an offence under paragraph (1)(a) may be instituted at any time within but not later than twelve months after the time when the subject-matter of the proceedings arose.”

13. The Regulations are amended by replacing the expression “decision or order” with the expression “decision, order or undertaking” in the following provisions:

(a) the definition “appellant” in subsection 2(1);

(b) section 4;

(c) subsections 7(1) and (2);

(d) subparagraph 8(1)(a)(iii);

(e) subparagraph 8(1)(b)(iii);

(f) paragraph 8(2)(c);

(g) Forms 2 to 4 of the schedule; and

(h) Forms 6 and 7 of the schedule.

14. The schedule to the English version of the Regulations is amended by replacing the word “declaration” with the word “certification” in the following provisions:

(a) Part XII of Form 1; and

(b) Part VII of Form 2.

COMING INTO FORCE

15. These Regulations come into force on the later of the day on which they are registered and the day on which section 3, subsections 7(3) and (4) and section 8 of An Act to amend the Hazardous Materials Information Review Act , being chapter 7 of the Statutes of Canada, 2007, come into force.