Specific Claims Tribunal Act

Marginal note:Rules of the Tribunal

• 12 (1) A committee of no more than six Tribunal members, appointed by the Chairperson, may make general rules for carrying out the work of the Tribunal, the management of its internal affairs and the duties of its staff, as well as rules governing its practice and procedures, including rules governing

  • (a) the giving of notice;

  • (b) the presentation of the positions of the parties with respect to issues before the Tribunal and of matters of fact or law on which the parties rely in support of their positions;

  • (c) the summoning of witnesses;

  • (d) the production and service of documents;

  • (e) applications;

  • (f) discovery proceedings;

  • (g) the taking and preservation of evidence before the start of a hearing;

  • (h) case management, including pre-hearing conferences and the use of mediation;

  • (i) the introduction of evidence;

  • (j) the imposition of time limits; and

  • (k) costs.

• Marginal note:Advisory committee

  (2) The committee referred to in subsection (1) may establish an advisory committee of interested parties to advise it in the development of the Tribunal’s rules of practice and procedure, including efficiencies.

• Marginal note:Rules respecting costs

  (3) The Tribunal’s rules respecting costs shall accord with the rules of the Federal Court, with any modifications that the Tribunal considers appropriate.

• Marginal note:Publication of rules

  (4) The Tribunal shall make its rules available to the public and, if possible, publish them in the First Nations Gazette.

• Marginal note:Effect of failure to publish

  (5) Failure to publish the rules in the First Nations Gazette does not affect the validity of the rules.