6.6 (1) A person may, in the form and manner specified by the Minister, apply to the Minister for an order that exempts any person or thing, or class of persons or things, from the application of any provision of an Act of Parliament that the Minister administers or enforces or any provision of an instrument made under that Act.
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(3) The Minister may refuse to process or assess the application if the applicant has not paid an amount that, under an Act of Parliament that the Minister administers or enforces, constitutes a debt due to Her Majesty in right of Canada.
(2) On determining that an applicant has suffered physical or psychological harm, property damage or economic loss arising out of — or has otherwise been adversely affected by — a contravention referred to in subsection (1), the Agency may do one or more of the following:
(d) direct that compensation be paid to the applicant up to a maximum amount of — subject to the annual adjustments made under section 172.2 — $20,000, for any pain and suffering experienced by them arising out of the contravention;
(e) direct that compensation be paid to the applicant up to a maximum amount of — subject to the annual adjustments made under section 172.2 — $20,000, if the Agency determines that the contravention is the result of a wilful or reckless practice.
Footnote *278 This Act or any of its provisions, or any provision enacted or amended by this Act, comes into force on a day or days to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council.
Return to footnote *[Note: Act, except subsection 142(2), in force July 1, 1996, subsection 142(2) in force July 21, 1996, see SI/96-53.]
180.5 If, at the conclusion of a review under section 180.3, the member of the Tribunal who conducts the review determines that
(a) the person has not contravened the designated provision that the person is alleged to have contravened, the member of the Tribunal shall without delay inform the person and the Minister of the determination and, subject to section 180.6, no further proceedings under this Part shall be taken against the person in respect of the alleged contravention; or
(2) A person who has been served with a notice of violation that contains a warning may file with the Agency a written request for a review of the facts of the alleged contravention.
(3) A person who has been served with a notice of violation that identifies a violation referred to in subsection 177(3) and that sets out a penalty for the violation must
(c) request, within the time and in the manner set out in the notice, to enter into a compliance agreement with the Agency for the purpose of ensuring the person’s compliance with the provision of the regulations or of the Accessible Canada Act to which the violation relates.
