Bulletin – Rule 016 – Review and Variance
The AUC announced that, effective March 24, 2016, it had amended certain provisions of AUC Rule 016: Review of Commission Decisions (“Rule 16”), including the following:
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Section 2 now clarifies the ability of the AUC to initiate a review of a decision on its own motion;
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Section 6 has been amended as follows:
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Clarification has been added for the onus and standard of review required of an applicant in the initial review stage;
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The two stage process involved in a review and variance proceeding has been clarified; and
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A distinction has been added to distinguish between a review application based on an error of fact, law or jurisdiction, and a review application based on previously unavailable facts or changed circumstances.
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Section 7 has been amended to clarify the purpose of the second stage of a review and variance proceeding.
The amended Rule 16 will apply to all review applications filed after March 24, 2016.
