2015 ENERGY REGULATION COURSE Board Practice and Procedure Peter W. Gurnham, QC

RULES GOVERNING REGULATORY BODIES Procedural Fairness Bias Duty to Give Reasons for Decisions

IMPORTANT PRINCIPLES Clarity of the issues to be adjudicated Disclosure Fairness to various participants Credibility Timely Decision-Making

BASIC STEPS TO A HEARING Pre-Hearing –Application –Hearing Order –Notification –Interventions –Issues List –Discovery –Pre-Hearing Conference –Settlement

BASIC STEPS TO A HEARING (Cont’d) Public Hearing –Registration of Appearances and Preliminary Matters –Opening Statements –Presentation of Evidence –Cross-Examination –Argument

SPECIFIC ISSUES 1.Narrowing of the Issues 2.Standard Filing Requirements 3.Settlement Process 4.Concurrent Expert Evidence – “Hot Tubbing” 5.Enabling Projects to Proceed

SPECIFIC ISSUES (cont’d) 6.Issues to be addressed in Argument 7.Consumer and Small Business Advocates

QUESTIONS?