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      • New Rules of Practice and Procedure issued by the Employment Standards Tribunal
      • Safety Standards Appeal Board now also hearing Homeowner Protection Act appeals
      • Employment and Assistance Appeal Tribunal Governance Tools
      • Memorandum of Understanding signed by Chair, Passenger Transportation Board and Minister of Transportation
      • Memorandum of Understanding signed by Chair, Employment and Assistance Appeal Tribunal and Minister of Employment and Income Assistance
      • Arrangement to Improve Efficiency and Independence for Industry Training Appeal Board
      • Memorandum of Understanding signed by Chair, Safety Standards Appeal Board and Minister of Forests and Range
      • Memorandum of Understanding becoming a “Best Practice”
      • Tribunals Report Their New Shared Registry is a Resounding Success
      • Property Assessment Appeal Board Successfully Licenses Technology to Alberta
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Legislation
About the Public Inquiry Act, SBC 2007, Chapter 9

The Public Inquiry Act (PIA), brought into force June 21, 2007, clarifies the powers and functions of public inquiries, consistent with the modern standards of administrative justice set by the Administrative Tribunals Act and repealed by the Inquiry Act. 

The PIA also repealed references to the Inquiry Act in a number of other statutes (typically related to summons, disclosure, maintaining order and contempt powers), replacing them, in some cases, with references to the Administrative Tribunals Act.