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Orientation for Board Members
Administrative Law
Public Hearings

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Orientation for Board Members

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Administrative Law
Cover Page and Agenda	Read
Section 1	Presentation #1 – Administrative Tribunals Jurisdiction Handout 1-1 – Role of Tribunals in Government article Handout 1-2 – Grant and Subdelegation of Authority (Mac looseleaf) Handout 1-3 – Excerpts from Cases on Trib Independence
Section 2	Presentation #2 – Session Rules of Natural Justice Handout 2-1 – Natural Justice and Fairness in a Nutshell Handout 2-2 – Scenario #1 Fairness & Notice
Section 3	Presentation #3 – Session Bias and Conflict of Interest Handout 3-1 – NWT Conflict of Interest Act Handout 3-2 – Scenario #2 Conflict & Bias 2012 Handout 3-3 – Crane 1996 Bias article Handout 3-4 – Conflict of Interest & Boards 1996 Anderson article Handout 3-5 – Mullan 2005 Bias & Disclosure Handout 3-6 – Bias How and When to Raise Objection (1997 Lester) Handout 3-7 – Session 3 – Bias examples
Section 4	Presentation #4 – Session The Evidence-Generating Process Handout 4-1 – Scenario #3 New Evidence Presented at Hearing 2012 Handout 4-2 – Doing Site visits 1996 Pascoe article
Section 5	Presentation #5 – Session Working With the Evidence Handout 5-1 – Scenario #4 New Evidence from Intervener Who is a Technical Expert 2012 Handout 5-2 – Admin Law Issues Matrix Example
Section 6	Presentation #6 – Managing the Record Handout 6-1 – The Record on Judicial Review 1998 Wallace article Handout 6-2 – McNairn 2006 Protection of Pers Info in Trib Records Handout 6-3 – Loukidelis 2009 Privacy Tribunals Handout 6-4 – Scenario #5 Record, Registry Confidentiality & Privacy 2012
Section 7	Presentation #7 – Decision Making and Writing Handout 7-1 – No room for egos 1996 Blanchard Handout 7-2 – Good Agency Decisions 1996 Strayer J article Handout 7-3 – Writing Effective decisions reasons John M Evans 2003 Handout 7-4 – Decision Making and Decision Writing Handout 7-5 – Macaulay’s Tips for Writing Reasons Session 7 Handout 7-6 – Macaulay’s Guidelines for Staff Role in Decisions and Reasons
Section 8	Handout 8-1 – Tips for Members Handout 8-2 – Supp Materials on Hearing Management and Do’s Don’ts Handout 8-3 – Transcripts Supp Materials
Section 9	Handout 9-1 – Tips on avoiding successful judicial review

Public Hearings
Cover Page	Read
Agenda	Read
Module 1	Introduction and Legal Context
Module 2	A Public Hearing is Part of a Proceeding
Module 3	Before the Hearing
Module 4	At the Hearing
Module 5	After the Hearing