Part 5 — Appeals
34 Appeal panels
under section 33(3), the Minister shall appoint an appeal panel
consisting of 3 individuals to hear the appeal.
(2) The Minister shall designate a member of the appeal panel as
the chair.
(3) Members of the appeal panel who are not employees of the
Government may be paid remuneration and may receive reasonable
travelling and living expenses while away from their ordinary
places of residence in the course of their duties as members of the
appeal panel, at the rates prescribed by the Minister.
(4) The Minister may set the time within which the appeal panel is
to hear an appeal and render a decision and the Minister may
extend that time.
(5) An appeal panel may
(a) with respect to an a ppeal under section 33(1),
(i) confirm the refusal to i ssue, amend or renew a licence,
or
(ii) direct that a licence be is sued, amended or renewed, with
or without conditions,
and
(b) with respect to an appeal under section 33(2), confirm,
revoke or vary the notice of administrative penalty.
(6) An appeal panel shall serve a copy of the appeal panel's
decision, including the reasons for the decision, on the continuing
care home operator, supportive living accommodation operator or
home and continuing care provider making the appeal.
(7) A decision of an appeal panel under this section is final and
may not be appealed.