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LGST331 FINAL EXAM UNIT 2 STUDY GUIDES 2023 ATHABASCA UNIVERSITY Unit 2: Administrative Agencies and Tribunals • Administrative law consists of rules that govern and impose legal limits on the action of government officials at all levels of government – uncluding how to remedy their errors, omissions, and excesses. Learning Outcomes 1. Explain how administrative agencies and tribunals help carry out policy in the three branches of government. 2. Describe how the system of agencies...

LGST331 Final exam study guide update 2023 Unit 3 – The Legal Basis of Administrative Law Athabasca University Unit 3 – The Legal Basis of Administrative Law What is Administrative Law? • Administrative law refers to the rules of law that govern the organization, duties, powers, and exercise of powers by the executive branch of government, including both departments and agencies. • Administrative law is based on three core principles: o Principle of jurisdiction ▪ A tribu...

LGST331 FINAL STUDY REVIEW SOLUTION FALL WINTER 2023 UNIT 8: TRIBUNAL PROCEDURES DURING HEARINGS ATHABASCA UNIVERSITY Unit 8: Tribunal Procedures During Hearings 8.1 Varieties of Hearings • The term hearing is defined in the Duhaime’s Law Dictionary as “The presentation of evidence before an adjudicating body as may be required for a full disclosure and challenge of alleged facts.” • The method by which a hearing is conducted is mandated by the governing statute or other ap...

LGST331: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS: CANADA ENERGY REGULATOR (CER) ATHABASCA UNIVERSITY 2023

LGST331 FINAL REVIEW SOLUTION 2023 UNIT 9 – PRESENTING EVIDENCE AT A HEARING ATHABASCA UNIVERSITY Unit 9 – Presenting Evidence at a Hearing • Evidence is information provided to a tribunals that the tribunal admits (allows to be taken into consideration), and it can take a variety of forms 9.1 The Role of Evidence • Unless expressly prescribed in the governing or other legislation, a tribunal is not required to apply the rules of evidence in proceedings before it as a court i...

LGST331 FINAL EXAM REVIEW 2023 SOLUTION UNIT 7: TRIBUNAL PROCEDURES PRIOR TO HEARINGS Athabasca University Unit 7: Tribunal Procedures Prior to Hearings • One of the main reasons for establishing tribunals is that they can settle disputes in less time and at less cost than courts. 7.1 Providing Notice of Hearing • Either the governing legislation, the procedural statutes, or the common law principles of procedural fairness require that a person who might be affected by a decision...

LGST331 FINAL STUDY REVIEW EXAM SOLUTION FOR 2023 UNIT 5: FAIRNESS: BIAS ATHABASCA UNIVERSITY Unit 5: Fairness: Bias 5.1 The Rule Against Bias: The Importance of Impartiality • A decision maker must base their decisions, and must been seen to be basing these decisions, on nothing other than the applicable law and the relevant evidence properly put before them. • Bias has two interrelated components: Independence and impartiality. • Independence o Means that the tribunal is free...

LGST331 FINAL EXAM 2023 STUDY AHEAD SOLUTION WITH 100 COMPLETE GUIDES IN THIS UNIT (UNIT 4: FAIRNESS: THE RIGHT TO BE HEARD) ATHABASCA UNIVERSITY Unit 4: Fairness: The Right to Be Heard 4.1 Where the Requirements of the Principle of Procedural Fairness are Found • The rules of procedure can and do vary from tribunal to tribunal o These rules can usually be found in the governing statute for that particular board. • If the statutes is silent on the matter, you (and the tribunal) ...

LGST331 FINAL EXAM REVIEW SOLUTION FOR 2023 UNIT 6: ADVOCACY BEFORE ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNALS ATHABASCA UNIVERSITY Unit 6: Advocacy Before Administrative Tribunals 6.1 Where to Find the Rules for appearing at a Hearing • Procedure can vary greatly from one board or tribunal to another, so never assume that what is done by one board or is applied by one tribunal will be done before or applied by another • The first place to find the rules that bind a tribunal is that tribunals govern...