MHHS · Consumer Protection Act
Part 15 — Administration and Appeals Administration
179 Appeals Appeal
(a) who is refused a licen ce or renewal of a licence,
(b) whose licence is made subj ect to terms and conditions,
(c) whose licence is cancelled or suspended under section 127,
RSA 2000
(d) to whom an order under section 129 or 157 is directed, or
(e) to whom a notice of administrative penalty is given under
section 158.1(1)
may appeal the decision, order or administrative penalty by serving
the Minister with a notice of appeal within 30 days after being
notified in writing of the decision or order or being given the notice
of administrative penalty.
(2) The Minister must, within 30 days after being served with a
notice of appeal under subsection (1) and payment of the fee for the
appeal as established by the regulations, refer the appeal to an
appeal board appointed in accordance with the regulations or to an
appeal board designated under subsection (4).
(3) The Minister may appoint an individual as the chair of the
appeal board who serves as the chair whether or not an appeal is
being considered by the appeal board.
(4) The Minister may designate a board or commission established
by or under an Act of the Legislature to be an appeal board for the
appeals specified in the designation.
(5) The Minister may set the time within which an appeal board is
to hear an appeal and render a decision and may extend that time.
(6) An appeal board that hears an appeal pursuant to this section
may confirm, vary or quash the decision, order or administrative
penalty that is being appealed.
(7) The Minister may, in accordance with any applicable
regulations under the Alberta Public Agencies Governance Act, set
the rates of remuneration for and provide for the payment of
reasonable living and travelling expenses to the members of an
appeal board.
(8) An appeal under this section is a new trial of the issues that
resulted in the decision, order or administrative penalty being
appealed.
RSA 2000 cF-2 s179;2005 c9 s63;2009 cA-31.5 s40;2012 c7 s1