Hearings in Tribunal Proceedings (Temporary Measures) Act, 2020, S.O. 2020, c. 5, Sched. 3

• Jurisdiction: Ontario

Hearings in Tribunal Proceedings (Temporary Measures) Act, 2020

S.o. 2020, chapter 5
Schedule 3

Note: This Act is repealed on a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor. (See: 2020, c. 5, Sched. 3, s. 7)

Consolidation Period: From March 25, 2020 to the e-Laws currency date.

Last amendment: 2020, c. 5, Sched. 3, s. 7.

Definitions

1 In this Act,

“hearing” means,

(a) a hearing in a proceeding, and

(b) any other appearance before a tribunal or a member of a tribunal in the course of a proceeding, including a case management or other pre-hearing conference or an alternative dispute resolution process; (“audience”)

“regulations” means the regulations made under this Act; (“règlements”)

“tribunal” means a tribunal as defined in the Statutory Powers Procedure Act. (“tribunal”)

Application

2 This Act applies with respect to,

(a) every hearing in a proceeding to which the Statutory Powers Procedure Act applies;

(b) every hearing in a proceeding to which the Statutory Powers Procedure Act would apply if the application of that Act were not excluded under another Act; and

(c) every hearing in any proceeding before a tribunal that may be specified by the regulations.

Conduct of hearings

3 (1) A tribunal may conduct a hearing in person, electronically, in writing or by a combination of any of them, as the tribunal considers appropriate.

Directions, orders

(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), a tribunal may make any orders or give any directions that it considers appropriate in the circumstances respecting,

(a) the format of a hearing and its conduct; and

(b) any matters ancillary to the holding of the hearing, including respecting notice of the hearing, the service or filing of materials for the hearing, attendance at the hearing, any recording of the hearing or public access to the hearing.

Rules

(3) Unless the regulations provide otherwise, a tribunal may make rules for the purposes of subsection (1) respecting any matters referred to in clause (2) (a) or (b) as they relate to hearings before the tribunal.

Same

(4) Rules made under subsection (3) may be general or particular in their application.

Same

(5) The tribunal shall make the rules available to the public in English and in French.

Same

(6) Part III (Regulations) of the Legislation Act, 2006 does not apply with respect to rules made under subsection (3).

Conflict

4 (1) In the event of a conflict between this Act and any of the following, this...