SS · Residential Tenancies Act
Part 4 — .1 to resolve a related dispute between the parties to the application to the court. (2) Where the process referred to in subsection (1) discloses that an application, as described in subsection (1), has been filed with the Dispute Resolution Se
54.7 Regulations
respecting the establishment of an alternative dispute resolution
mechanism for the purpose of resolving disputes arising in respect
of matters under this Act, including, without limitation, regulations
(a) respecting the establishment of the Residential Tenancy
Dispute Resolution Service and the appointment of an
administrator, tenancy dispute officers and any other
employees required for the administration of the Dispute
Resolution Service;
(b) respecting the process to be followed by a clerk of a court
for the purposes of section 54.4;
(c) respecting applications to the Dispute Resolution Service,
including applications that include a claim for damages,
compensation or other relief that exceeds the amount
prescribed by regulations for the purposes of section 9.6(1)
of the Court of Justice Act;
(d) respecting the kinds of applications, disputes and issues that
are required to be referred to a court by the Dispute
Resolution Service;
(e) respecting the circumstances in which the Dispute
Resolution Service
(i) may refuse to accept an a pplication to the Service, or
(ii) may refer to a court an application to the Service;
(f) respecting the proceedings before the Dispute Resolution
Service and the establishment of rules of practice and
procedure governing those proceedings;
(g) respecting the establishment of a code of conduct for
tenancy dispute officers;
(h) respecting the powers and duties of tenancy dispute officers;
(i) respecting the matters that tenancy dispute officers may or
must consider when dealing with a dispute;
(j) respecting the remedies that the Dispute Resolution Service
is authorized to order, including orders providing for costs;
(k) respecting limitations and restrictions on the Dispute
Resolution Service's authority to order a remedy;
(l) respecting terms and conditions that may be included in an
order of the Dispute Resolution Service;
(m) respecting the effect of an order and how it may be
enforced, including regulations authorizing the order to be
filed in the Court of King's Bench and, on filing, to be
enforced as an order of that court;
(n) respecting the appeal of an order to the Court of King's
Bench on a question of law or jurisdiction;
(o) respecting the fees that may be charged by the Dispute
Resolution Service and providing for the waiver of any fee;
(p) respecting forms for the purposes of this Part and providing
for their use;
(q) respecting the service of notices, documents or orders;
(r) defining, for the purposes of this Part and the regulations
made under this Part, any word or phrase that is used in this
Part but is not defined;
(s) respecting any matter or thing that the Minister considers
necessary or appropriate to carry out the intent and purposes
of this Part.
2005 c46 s3;AR 217/2022;AR 75/2023