Competition Tribunal Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. 19 (2nd Supp.))

Act current to 2012-05-02 and last amended on 2009-03-12. Previous Versions

Marginal note:Court of record

  • 9. (1) The Tribunal is a court of record and shall have an official seal which shall be judicially noticed.

  • Marginal note:Proceedings

    (2) All proceedings before the Tribunal shall be dealt with as informally and expeditiously as the circumstances and considerations of fairness permit.

  • Marginal note:Interventions by persons affected

    (3) Any person may, with leave of the Tribunal, intervene in any proceedings before the Tribunal, other than proceedings under Part VII.1 of the Competition Act, to make representations relevant to those proceedings in respect of any matter that affects that person.

  • Marginal note:Summary dispositions

    (4) On a motion from a party to an application made under Part VII.1 or VIII of the Competition Act, a judicial member may hear and determine the application in a summary way, in accordance with any rules on summary dispositions.

  • Marginal note:Decision

    (5) The judicial member may dismiss the application in whole or in part if the member finds that there is no genuine basis for it. The member may allow the application in whole or in part if satisfied that there is no genuine basis for the response to it.

  • R.S., 1985, c. 19 (2nd Supp.), s. 9;
  • 1999, c. 2, s. 42;
  • 2002, c. 16, s. 18.

Organization of Work

Marginal note:Sittings of Tribunal

  • 10. (1) Subject to section 11, every application to the Tribunal shall be heard before not less than three or more than five members sitting together, at least one of whom is a judicial member and at least one of whom is a lay member.

  • Marginal note:Judicial member to preside at hearings

    (2) The Chairman shall designate a judicial member to preside at any hearing or, if the Chairman is present at a hearing, may preside himself.

  • Marginal note:Prohibition where financial interest

    (3) No member shall take part in any matter before the Tribunal in which the member has a direct or indirect financial interest.

Marginal note:Hearing of applications

  • 11. (1) The Chairman of the Tribunal, sitting alone, or a judicial member designated by the Chairman, sitting alone, may hear and dispose of applications under subsection 100(1), section 103.1 or 103.3 or subsection 104(1) or 123.1(1) of the Competition Act and any related matters.

  • Marginal note:Administrative remedies

    (2) Applications for orders under Part VII.1 of the Competition Act and any related matters shall be heard and disposed of by the Chairman of the Tribunal, sitting alone, or by a judicial member designated by the Chairman, sitting alone.

  • R.S., 1985, c. 19 (2nd Supp.), s. 11;
  • 1999, c. 2, s. 43;
  • 2000, c. 15, s. 16;
  • 2002, c. 16, s. 19;
  • 2009, c. 2, s. 441.
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