Alberta Regulation 164/2021

Responsible Energy Development Act

ALBERTA ENERGY REGULATOR ADMINISTRATION

FEES RULES AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: September 20, 2021

For information only: Made by the Alberta Energy Regulator on August 31, 2021

pursuant to

section 29 of the Responsible Energy Development Act.

1 The Alberta Energy Regulator Administration Fees Rules

(AR 70/2019) is amended by this Regulation.

Section 1 is amended by adding the following after clause

(d):

(d.1) "inactive well" means a well licensed by the Regulator that

has no reported production, injection or disposal during the

base year;

Section 3 is amended

(

a) by repealing subsection (1) and substituting the

following:

Wells

3(1) An operator of a well shall pay an administration fee

calculated as follows with respect to each individual well

within each class of well, multiplied by the annual adjustment

factor set out in subsection (2):

(

a) Class 0 - $42 per well;

(

b) Class 1 - $50 per well;

(

c) Class 2 - $42 per well;

(

d) Class 3 - $102 per well;

(

e) Class 4 - $240 per well;

(

f) Class 5 - $460 per well;

(

g) Class 6 - $1040 per well;

(

h) Class 7 - $1740 per well;

(

i) Class 8 - $2560 per well;

(

j) Class 9 - $3500 per well;

(

k) Class 10 - $3800 per well.

(

b) in subsection (2) by striking out "2.017297" and

substituting "3.934119";

(

c) in subsection (3)

(

i) by renumbering clause (

a) as clause (a.1) and

by adding the following before clause (a.1):

(

a) Class 0 - inactive wells;

(ii) by repealing clause (

b) and substituting the

following:

(

b) Class 2 - wells having administration fee

production volumes during the base year that are

greater than 0.00 cubic metres and less than or

equal to 300.00 cubic metres;

(iii) in clause (

h) by adding "and less than or equal to

8000.00 cubic metres" after "6000.00 cubic metres";

(iv) by adding the following after clause (h):

(

i) Class 9 - wells having administration fee

production volumes during the base year that are

greater than 8000.00 cubic metres and less than or

equal to 10 000.00 cubic metres;

(

j) Class 10 - wells having administration fee

production volumes during the base year that are

greater than 10 000.00 cubic metres.

(

d) by repealing subsection (4) and substituting the

following:

(4) The following wells are exempt from payment of an

administration fee:

(

a) all wells, except inactive wells, categorized by the

Regulator as abandoned as of December 31 of the base

year;

(

b) all wells, except inactive wells, categorized by the

Regulator as farm gas or farm water wells as of

December 31 of the base year;

(

c) all inactive wells categorized by the Regulator as farm

gas or farm water wells as of January 31 of the year

following the base year;

(

d) all inactive wells categorized by the Regulator as

abandoned, re-entered, reclamation certified,

reclamation exempt, observation, training or cavern

scheme wells as of January 31 of the year following the

base year;

(

e) all inactive wells that use the natural heat from the earth

that is above or below the base of groundwater

protection for the purpose of the exploration for or

development of geothermal resources;

(

f) all inactive wells that are categorized by the Regulator

as an in situ scheme type as of July 15 of the year

following the base year;

(

g) all inactive wells designated by the Regulator as orphan

wells as of January 31 of the year following the base

year;

(

h) all wells, except inactive wells, categorized by the

Regulator as commingled as of December 31 of the base

year.

Section 4(2) is amended by striking out "$0.098912" and

substituting "$0.446721".

Section 5 is amended

(

a) in subsection (4) by striking out "1.624927" and

substituting "5.162912";

(

b) in subsection (5) by striking out "1.940044" and

substituting "2.991896";

(

c) in subsection (6) by striking out "6.551358" and

substituting "8.047694";

(

d) in subsection (7) by striking out "0.600913" and

substituting "2.320594";

(

e) in subsection (8) by striking out "8.332697" and

substituting "16.653068".

Section 6 is amended

(

a) by repealing subsection (1) and substituting the

following:

Notice

6(1) A notice of an administration fee determined under these

Rules must be given to each person who was, according to the

records of the Regulator, an operator on the prescribed date of

one or more wells, one or more coal mines or one or more oil

sands projects.

(

b) by repealing subsection (3) and substituting the

following:

(3) A notice under this

section is sufficiently given to a person

referred to in subsection (1) if it is

(

a) sent by mail to the person at that person's address in

Alberta according to the records of the Regulator at the

time of mailing,

(

b) sent by email to the person at that person's email

address according to the records of the Regulator at the

time of sending, or

(

c) provided to the person through an electronic medium

selected by the Regulator that is accessible by that

person.

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Alberta Regulation 165/2021

Marketing of Agricultural Products Act

ALBERTA PORK PRODUCERS' COMMISSION

(EXPIRY DATE EXTENSION) AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: September 20, 2021

For information only: Made by the Alberta Pork Producers on August 25, 2021 and

approved by the Alberta Agricultural Products Marketing Council on September 9,

2021 pursuant to

section 26 of the Marketing of Agricultural Products Act.

1 The Alberta Pork Producers' Commission Regulation

(AR 69/2015) is amended by this Regulation.

Section 31 is amended by striking out "September 30, 2021"

and substituting "September 30, 2022".

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Alberta Regulation 166/2021

Cemeteries Act

CEMETERIES ACT REGULATIONS

(EXPIRY DATE EXTENSION)

AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: September 23, 2021

For information only: Made by the Minister of Service Alberta (M.O. SA:013/2021)

on September 14, 2021 pursuant to sections 60(2) and 65 of the Cemeteries Act.

1(1) The Commercial Cemeteries Regulation (AR 247/98) is

amended by this section.

(2) Section 19 is amended by striking out "November 30,

2021" and substituting "November 30, 2025".

2(1) The Crematories Designation Regulation (AR 11/2002)

is amended by this section.

(2) Section 2 is amended by striking out "November 30, 2021"

and substituting "November 30, 2025".

3(1) The General Regulation (AR 249/98) is amended by this

section.

(2) Section 49 is amended by striking out "November 30,

2021" and substituting "November 30, 2025".

Alberta Regulation 167/2021

Government Organization Act

RESTRICTED ACTIVITY AUTHORIZATION (EXPIRY DATE

EXTENSION) AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: September 24, 2021

For information only: Made by the Minister of Health (M.O. 19/2021) on August 26,

2021 pursuant to

section 3 of

Schedule 7.1 of the Government Organization Act.

1 The Restricted Activity Authorization Regulation

(AR 5/2004) is amended by this Regulation.

Section 3 is amended by striking out "November 30, 2021"

and substituting "November 30, 2031".

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Alberta Regulation 168/2021

Health Information Act

DESIGNATION (EXPIRY DATE EXTENSION)

AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: September 24, 2021

For information only: Made by the Minister of Health (M.O. 20/2021) on August 20,

2021 pursuant to

section 108(2)(

a) of the Health Information Act.

1 The Designation Regulation (AR 69/2001) is amended by

this Regulation.

Section 3 is amended by striking out "November 30, 2021"

and substituting "November 30, 2026".

Alberta Regulation 169/2021

Critical Infrastructure Defence Act

CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE DEFENCE REGULATION

Filed: September 29, 2021

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 265/2021)

on September 29, 2021 pursuant to

section 5 of the Critical Infrastructure Defence

Act.

Essential Infrastructure

1 The following are prescribed as essential infrastructure for the

purposes of

section 1(1)(a)(xvi) of the Act:

(

a) public hospitals and chartered surgical facilities as defined in

the Health Facilities Act;

(

b) auxiliary hospitals as defined in the Hospitals Act;

(

c) facilities designated under the Mental Health Act;

(

d) ambulances, dispatch centres and any buildings, structures or

mobile facilities used to provide emergency health services

under the Emergency Health Services Act;

(

e) any other buildings, structures or mobile facilities that are

used by regulated members of a college established under the

Health Professions Act to provide health services as defined

in the Alberta Health Act.

Expiry

2 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed for

ongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be

repassed in its present or an amended form following a review, this

Regulation expires on October 31, 2022.

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Alberta Regulation 170/2021

Judicature Act

JUSTICES OF THE PEACE 2021 COMPENSATION

COMMISSION AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: September 29, 2021

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 266/2021)

on September 29, 2021 pursuant to

section 42 of the Judicature Act.

1 The Justices of the Peace 2021 Compensation

Commission Regulation (AR 64/2021) is amended by this

Regulation.

Section 1 is amended

(

a) in clause (

d) by adding ", except in

section 5.3(2)(g),"

after "means";

(

b) by adding the following after clause (d):

(d.1) "reasons" means written explanations that meet the

justification standard under the Constitution of Canada

used to evaluate decisions of a government to depart

from a recommendation of an independent body

regarding judicial compensation;

(

c) by adding the following after clause (g):

(h) "the report" means the report of the Commission

presented or to be presented under

section 5.4 except

that, if an amended report is or is to be presented under

section 5.5(2), it means that amended report.

Section 4 is amended

(

a) in subsection (1) by striking out "a report" and

substituting "the report";

(

b) in subsection (2) by striking out "its report" and

substituting "the report";

(

c) by repealing subsection (3) and substituting the

following:

(3) The Commission shall carry out its mandate, established in

subsections (1) and (2), in accordance with the following principles:

(

a) the need for an independent, objective and effective process

for determining judicial compensation;

(

b) the need to present an objective and fair set of

recommendations dictated by the public interest;

(

c) the constitutional guarantee of judicial independence.

Section 5(1) is amended by striking out "a report" and

substituting "the report".

5 The following is added after

section 5:

Society's costs of making submissions

5.1(1) The Crown shall pay the reasonable costs, or a portion of the

reasonable costs, incurred by the Society in making its submissions

to the Commission in accordance with the order referred to in

subsection (2).

(2) The Minister may make an order prescribing

(

a) a portion of the Society's reasonable costs that shall be paid

by the Crown,

(

b) a maximum amount that shall be paid by the Crown to the

Society for the Society's reasonable costs, or

(

c) both clauses (

a) and (b).

(3) An order referred to in subsection (2) must be made within a

reasonable period of time before the date set by the Commission for

the commencement of its inquiry.

(4) If the Minister does not agree with the costs incurred by the

Society for the purposes of subsection (1), including lawyers'

charges and other costs of the proceedings before the Commission,

then, on the Minister's application, the reasonableness of those costs

may be reviewed by a review officer, in which case Rule 10.46,

including the right of appeal under Rule 10.46(4), of the Alberta

Rules of Court (AR 124/2010) applies.

Inquiry procedure

5.2(1) Subject to this section, the Commission may determine its

own inquiry procedure.

(2) Section 17(2)(

a) and (

c) of the

Interpretation Act do not apply.

(3) The full membership of 3 commissioners provided for in

section

3(1) constitutes the quorum at a meeting of the Commission.

(4) The Commission may record any inquiry proceedings and direct

that a transcript be prepared.

(5) The Commission may accept such evidence as is relevant to the

determination of the issues and is not required to adhere to the rules

of evidence applicable to courts of civil or criminal jurisdiction.

(6) Any member of the public is entitled to attend the inquiry

proceedings and to make written submissions to the Commission.

(7) The Commission may

(

a) grant leave to any member of the public to make oral

submissions, or

(

b) limit to written submissions any submission from an

individual justice of the peace,

after hearing submissions made by the Minister and the Society on

whether or not to do so.

(8) The Commission may require the attendance of any person who

has filed written submissions and may require that person to respond

to any questions from either the Minister or the Society, or both, as

well as from the Commission, and if the person fails to appear or to

respond to any of those questions, the Commission may ignore those

written submissions.

(9) The Commission may, on application, direct the Minister or the

Society, or both, to produce any documents that are not subject to

privilege.

(10) The testimony of witnesses must be under oath or affirmation.

(11) The Commission may not award costs for written submissions

but may award the reasonable travel, accommodation and meal

expenses of anyone required by the Commission to attend.

(12) The recommendations must be based solely on the evidence

accepted by the Commission.

(13) If the Commission makes any recommendation by a simple

majority on any matter, the commissioner in the minority may make

a minority recommendation on that matter.

Criteria for recommendations

5.3(1) In this section, "generally accepted current and expected

economic conditions" in respect of a jurisdiction includes, without

limitation,

(

a) real gross domestic product,

(

b) real gross domestic product per capita,

(

c) the employment rate,

(

d) the unemployment rate,

(

e) the labour force participation rate, and

(

f) the consumer price index.

(2) The Commission, in making the recommendations, shall

consider the following criteria:

(

a) the constitutional law of Canada and the need to maintain the

independence of justices of the peace;

(

b) the generally accepted current and expected economic

conditions in Alberta, and the resulting impact on the price of

labour in Alberta;

(

c) the change in the cost of living in Alberta;

(

d) the current and expected financial position of the

Government over the fiscal years that are the subject of the

recommendations;

(

e) the level of increases or decreases, or both, provided to other

programs and persons funded by the Government;

(

f) the roles, duties and jurisdiction of justices of the peace;

(

g) compensation provided to justices of the peace in other

Canadian jurisdictions, having regard to the differences

between those jurisdictions and Alberta, especially as they

relate to differences in the matters referred to in clauses (b),

(

c) and (

d) in respect of those other jurisdictions;

(

h) the need to attract qualified applicants as justices of the

peace.

(3) The report of the Commission must explain how each criterion

relates to its recommendations.

(4) The Commission may consider additional criteria, but if it does

so, the report of the Commission must explain the relevance of the

additional criteria.

Presentation of report to Minister and Society

5.4(1) The Commission shall present the report containing its

recommendations to the Minister and the Society on the date set by

the Minister.

(2) The Society may distribute the report to any justices of the peace

affected by the report.

(3) The Minister may distribute the amended report to the

Lieutenant Governor in Council and Government officials as

required for the purpose of obtaining the order under

section 5.8.

Amendment of report

5.5(1) The Commission may amend the report presented under

section 5.4 after reviewing any submissions made by the Minister

and the Society if

(

a) the Commission is satisfied that the report

(

i) failed to deal with an issue raised during the inquiry, or

(ii) contains an obvious error,

and

(

b) the Minister or the Society requests that the Commission

amend the report within 30 days after the date set by the

Minister under

section 5.4.

(2) If the Commission decides to amend the report pursuant to

subsection (1), it must present the amended report to the Minister

and Society within 30 days of receiving a request under subsection

(1)(b).

(3) The Society may distribute the amended report referred to in

subsection (2) to any justices of the peace affected by the report.

(4) The Minister may distribute the amended report to the

Lieutenant Governor in Council and Government officials as

required for the purpose of obtaining the order under

section 5.8.

(5) An amended report under subsection (2) may differ from the

report presented under

section 5.4 only so far as is necessary to deal

with the matters referred to in subsection (1)(a).

(6) Nothing requires the Minister or the Society to make a request

under subsection (1)(b).

Confidentiality of the report

5.6 Subject to sections 5.4 and 5.5, every person having access to

the report or any proposed recommendations in it shall not disclose it

or them to any other person, unless pursuant to an order of a court,

until the order referred to in

section 5.8(1) has been made or the

recommendations are deemed to have been accepted under

section

5.8(2).

Effect of recommendations on Crown

5.7(1) Subject to subsection (2), a recommendation made by the

Commission is binding on the Crown.

(2) A recommendation made by the Commission is not binding on

the Crown if or to the extent that it is not accepted, with reasons

given, by the Lieutenant Governor in Council in accordance with

section 5.8.

Lieutenant Governor in Council's decision

on the recommendations

5.8(1) The Lieutenant Governor in Council shall make an order

containing the decisions on the recommendations made by the

Commission and, if any of those recommendations are not accepted,

providing reasons for the non-acceptance.

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), if the Lieutenant Governor in

Council does not make an order under subsection (1) within 120

days after the date set by the Minister under

section 5.4, or within

120 days after the date an amended report is presented to the

Minister and Society under

section 5.5, whichever is later, the

recommendations of the Commission in the report or amended

report, as the case may be, are deemed to have been accepted.

Judicial review

5.9(1) If

(

a) the Lieutenant Governor in Council decides, with reasons,

not to accept any of the recommendations in whole or in part,

(

b) the Society or any justice of the peace brings an application

for judicial review of that decision, and

(

c) that application is successful,

the Court may not make the recommendations binding on the Crown

but may refer the recommendations to the Lieutenant Governor in

Council or to the Commission for a reconsideration.

(2) If the Court makes the reference under subsection (1), the

Lieutenant Governor in Council or the Commission, as the case may

be, has 120 days from the day that the application was granted to

reconsider the recommendations in accordance with the directions, if

any, of the Court.

Alberta Regulation 171/2021

Judicature Act

PROVINCIAL COURT JUDGES AND MASTERS

IN CHAMBERS 2021 COMPENSATION

COMMISSION AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: September 29, 2021

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 267/2021)

on September 29, 2021 pursuant to

section 42 of the Judicature Act.

1 The Provincial Court Judges and Masters in Chambers

2021 Compensation Commission Regulation (AR 65/2021) is

amended by this Regulation.

Section 1 is amended

(

a) in clauses (

e) and (

f) by adding ", except in

section

5.3(2)(g)," after "means";

(

b) by adding the following after clause (f):

(f.1) "reasons" means written explanations that meet the

justification standard under the Constitution of Canada

used to evaluate decisions of a government to depart

from a recommendation of an independent body

regarding judicial compensation;

(

c) by adding the following after clause (h):

(i) "the report" means the report of the Commission

presented or to be presented under

section 5.4 except

that, if an amended report is or is to be presented under

section 5.5(2), it means that amended report.

Section 4 is amended

(

a) in subsection (1) by striking out "a report" and

substituting "the report";

(

b) in subsection (2) by striking out "its report" and

substituting "the report";

(

c) by repealing subsection (3) and substituting the

following:

(3) The Commission shall carry out its mandate, established in

subsections (1) and (2), in accordance with the following

principles:

(

a) the need for an independent, objective and effective

process for determining judicial compensation;

(

b) the need to present an objective and fair set of

recommendations dictated by the public interest;

(

c) the constitutional guarantee of judicial independence.

Section 5(1) is amended by striking out "a report" and

substituting "the report".

5 The following is added after

section 5:

Association's costs of making submissions

5.1(1) The Crown shall pay the reasonable costs, or a portion of the

reasonable costs, incurred by the Association in making its

submissions to the Commission in accordance with the order referred

to in subsection (2).

(2) The Minister may make an order prescribing

(

a) a portion of the Association's reasonable costs that shall be

paid by the Crown,

(

b) a maximum amount that shall be paid by the Crown to the

Association for the Association's reasonable costs, or

(

c) both clauses (

a) and (b).

(3) An order referred to in subsection (2) must be made within a

reasonable period of time before the date set by the Commission for

the commencement of its inquiry.

(4) If the Minister does not agree with the costs incurred by the

Association for the purposes of subsection (1), including lawyers'

charges and other costs of the proceedings before the Commission,

then, on the Minister's application, the reasonableness of those costs

may be reviewed by a review officer, in which case Rule 10.46,

including the right of appeal under Rule 10.46(4), of the Alberta

Rules of Court (AR 124/2010) applies.

Inquiry procedure

5.2(1) Subject to this section, the Commission may determine its

own inquiry procedure.

(2) Section 17(2)(

a) and (

c) of the

Interpretation Act do not apply.

(3) The full membership of 3 commissioners provided for in

section

3(1) constitutes the quorum at a meeting of the Commission.

(4) The Commission may record any inquiry proceedings and direct

that a transcript be prepared.

(5) The Commission may accept such evidence as is relevant to the

determination of the issues and is not required to adhere to the rules

of evidence applicable to courts of civil or criminal jurisdiction.

(6) Any member of the public is entitled to attend the inquiry

proceedings and to make written submissions to the Commission.

(7) The Commission may

(

a) grant leave to any member of the public to make oral

submissions, or

(

b) limit to written submissions any submission from an

individual judge or master,

after hearing submissions made by the Minister and the Association

on whether or not to do so.

(8) The Commission may require the attendance of any person who

has filed written submissions and may require that person to respond

to any questions from either the Minister or the Association, or both,

as well as from the Commission, and if the person fails to appear or

to respond to any of those questions, the Commission may ignore

those written submissions.

(9) The Commission may, on application, direct the Minister or the

Association, or both, to produce any documents that are not subject

to privilege.

(10) The testimony of witnesses must be under oath or affirmation.

(11) The Commission may not award costs for written submissions

but may award the reasonable travel, accommodation and meal

expenses of anyone required by the Commission to attend.

(12) The recommendations must be based solely on the evidence

accepted by the Commission.

(13) If the Commission makes any recommendation by a simple

majority on any matter, the commissioner in the minority may make

a minority recommendation on that matter.

Criteria for recommendations

5.3(1) In this section, "generally accepted current and expected

economic conditions" in respect of a jurisdiction includes, without

limitation,

(

a) real gross domestic product,

(

b) real gross domestic product per capita,

(

c) the employment rate,

(

d) the unemployment rate,

(

e) the labour force participation rate, and

(

f) the consumer price index.

(2) The Commission, in making the recommendations, shall

consider the following criteria:

(

a) the constitutional law of Canada and the need to maintain the

independence of judges and masters;

(

b) the generally accepted current and expected economic

conditions in Alberta, and the resulting impact on the price of

labour in Alberta;

(

c) the change in the cost of living in Alberta;

(

d) the current and expected financial position of the

Government over the fiscal years that are the subject of the

recommendations;

(

e) the level of increases or decreases, or both, provided to other

programs and persons funded by the Government;

(

f) the roles, duties and jurisdiction of judges and masters;

(

g) compensation provided to judges and masters in other

Canadian jurisdictions, having regard to the differences

between those jurisdictions and Alberta, especially as they

relate to differences in the matters referred to in clauses (b),

(

c) and (

d) in respect of those other jurisdictions;

(

h) the need to attract highly qualified applicants as judges and

masters.

(3) The report of the Commission must explain how each criterion

relates to its recommendations.

(4) The Commission may consider additional criteria, but if it does

so, the report of the Commission must explain the relevance of the

additional criteria.

Presentation of report to Minister and Association

5.4(1) The Commission shall present the report containing its

recommendations to the Minister and the Association on the date set

by the Minister.

(2) The Association may distribute the report to any judges or

masters affected by the report.

(3) The Minister may distribute the amended report to the

Lieutenant Governor in Council and Government officials as

required for the purpose of obtaining the order under

section 5.8.

Amendment of report

5.5(1) The Commission may amend the report presented under

section 5.4 after reviewing any submissions made by the Minister

and the Association if

(

a) the Commission is satisfied that the report

(

i) failed to deal with an issue raised during the inquiry, or

(ii) contains an obvious error,

and

(

b) the Minister or the Association requests that the Commission

amend the report within 30 days after the date set by the

Minister under

section 5.4.

(2) If the Commission decides to amend the report pursuant to

subsection (1), it must present the amended report to the Minister

and Association within 30 days of receiving a request under

subsection (1)(b).

(3) The Association may distribute the amended report referred to in

subsection (2) to any judges or masters affected by the report.

(4) The Minister may distribute the amended report to the

Lieutenant Governor in Council and Government officials as

required for the purpose of obtaining the order under

section 5.8.

(5) An amended report under subsection (2) may differ from the

report presented under

section 5.4 only so far as is necessary to deal

with the matters referred to in subsection (1)(a).

(6) Nothing requires the Minister or the Association to make a

request under subsection (1)(b).

Confidentiality of the report

5.6 Subject to sections 5.4 and 5.5, every person having access to

the report or any proposed recommendations in it shall not disclose it

or them to any other person, unless pursuant to an order of a court,

until the order referred to in

section 5.8(1) has been made or the

recommendations are deemed to have been accepted under

section

5.8(2).

Effect of recommendations on Crown

5.7(1) Subject to subsection (2), a recommendation made by the

Commission is binding on the Crown.

(2) A recommendation made by the Commission is not binding on

the Crown if or to the extent that it is not accepted, with reasons

given, by the Lieutenant Governor in Council in accordance with

section 5.8.

Lieutenant Governor in Council's decision

on the recommendations

5.8(1) The Lieutenant Governor in Council shall make an order

containing the decisions on the recommendations made by the

Commission and, if any of those recommendations are not accepted,

providing reasons for the non-acceptance.

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), if the Lieutenant Governor in

Council does not make an order under subsection (1) within 120

days after the date set by the Minister under

section 5.4, or within

120 days after the date an amended report is presented to the

Minister and Association under

section 5.5, whichever is later, the

recommendations of the Commission in the report or amended

report, as the case may be, are deemed to have been accepted.

Judicial review

5.9(1) If

(

a) the Lieutenant Governor in Council decides, with reasons,

not to accept any of the recommendations in whole or in part,

(

b) the Association or any judge or master brings an application

for judicial review of that decision, and

(

c) that application is successful,

the Court may not make the recommendations binding on the Crown

but may refer the recommendations to the Lieutenant Governor in

Council or to the Commission for a reconsideration.

(2) If the Court makes the reference under subsection (1), the

Lieutenant Governor in Council or the Commission, as the case may

be, has 120 days from the day that the application was granted to

reconsider the recommendations in accordance with the directions, if

any, of the Court.

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Alberta Regulation 172/2021

Government Organization Act

MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS GRANTS

AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: September 29, 2021

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 268/2021)

on September 29, 2021 pursuant to

section 13 of the Government Organization Act.

1 The Municipal Affairs Grants Regulation (AR 123/2000) is

amended by this Regulation.

Schedule 2 is amended in

section 1(3) by striking out

"2002 to 2021" and substituting "2002 to 2024".

3 Schedules 6 and 7 are repealed.

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Alberta Regulation 173/2021

Municipal Government Act

PLANNING EXEMPTION (EXPIRY DATE EXTENSION)

AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: September 29, 2021

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 269/2021)

on September 29, 2021 pursuant to

section 618 of the Municipal Government Act.

1 The Planning Exemption Regulation (AR 223/2000) is

amended by this Regulation.

Section 6 is amended by striking out "October 31, 2021"

and substituting "October 31, 2026".

Alberta Regulation 174/2021

Conflicts of Interest Act

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ACT

PART 4.3

DESIGNATION AMENDMENT ORDER

Filed: September 29, 2021

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 275/2021)

on September 29, 2021 pursuant to

section 23.921 of the Conflict of Interest Act.

1 The Conflicts of Interest Act

Part 4.3 Designation Order

(AR 42/2018) is amended by this Regulation.

2 The

Schedule is amended in Table 1 by striking out

LABOUR

Appeals Commission under the

Workers' Compensation Act

Chief Appeals

Commissioner

Chief Appeals

Commissioner

Fair Practices Office

Fair Practices

Commissioner

Fair Practices

Commissioner

Labour Relations Board

Chair

Medical Panels Office

Medical Panels

Commissioner

Medical Panels

Commissioner

Workers' Compensation Board

CEO

and substituting

LABOUR AND IMMIGRATION

Appeals Commission under the

Workers' Compensation Act

Chief Appeals

Commissioner

Chief Appeals

Commissioner

Labour Relations Board

Chair

Workers' Compensation Board

CEO

Alberta Regulation 175/2021

Reform of Agencies, Boards and

Commissions Compensation Act

REFORM OF AGENCIES, BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS

COMPENSATION AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: September 29, 2021

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 277/2021)

on September 29, 2021 pursuant to sections 5 and 23 of the Reform of Agencies,

Boards and Commissions Compensation Act.

1 The Reform of Agencies, Boards and Commissions

Compensation Regulation (AR 31/2017) is amended by this

Regulation.

Schedule 1 is amended

(

a) by striking out

Fair Practices Commissioner

Fair Practices Office

(

b) by striking out

Medical Panels Commissioner

Medical Panels Office

Schedule 2 is amended

(

a) by striking out

Medical Panels Office

Medical Panels

Commissioner

153 595

180 700

207 805

(

b) by striking out

Fair Practices Office

Fair Practices

Commissioner

153 595

180 700

207 805