Compensation Regulation

(Consolidated up to 241/2025) ALBERTA REGULATION 29/2002 Drainage Districts Act COMPENSATION REGULATION Table of Contents 1 Definition 2 Scope of Regulation 3 Application to Tribunal 4 Hearing 5 Procedure of hearing 6 Jurisdiction of Tribunal 7 Order for compensation 8 Notice of order 9 Certified copy as evidence 10 Filing of order in Court 11 Additional powers of Tribunal 12 Costs 13 Expiry 14 Application 15 Coming into force Definition 1 In this Regulation, (a) repealed AR 154/2021 s2; (b) “board of trustees” means a board of trustees of a drainage district; (c) “Tribunal” means the Land and Property Rights Tribunal referred to in section 34 of the Act. AR 29/2002 s1;154/2021 Scope of Regulation 2 This Regulation makes applicable with modifications certain provisions of the Surface Rights Act for the purposes of applications under section 34 of the Drainage Districts Act . Application to Tribunal 3 (1) An owner or occupant of land may apply to the Tribunal for an order for the payment of compensation in respect of the following kinds of loss or damage suffered by the owner or occupant as a result of a board of trustees exercising its powers under sections 30 to 33 of the Drainage Districts Act: (a) loss of or damage to livestock or other personal property of the owner or occupant; (b) damage to the owner’s or occupant’s land; (c) loss of or damage to the owner’s or occupant’s crops. (2) The Tribunal may accept an application only if (a) the amount claimed as compensation does not exceed $3000, (a.1) the loss or damage claimed does not arise from (i) flooding or drought resulting from any source or cause, or (ii) any natural occurrence not covered by subclause (i), (b) the application is made not later than 2 years after the last date on which the loss or damage is alleged to have occurred, and (c) the application contains or is accompanied with documents that contain the following information to the satisfaction of the Tribunal: (i) the name of the owner or occupant and the name of the relevant board of trustees; (ii) a description of the nature and extent of the loss or damage and the date or dates on which it occurred; (iii) the legal description of the land on which the loss or damage occurred; (iv) the amount of compensation being sought; (v) a detailed description of the steps taken to resolve the dispute. (3) The Tribunal may require the owner or occupant to provide any additional information that the Tribunal considers is necessary in order to allow it to properly deal with the application. (4) The owner or occupant shall give a copy of the application and supporting documents and a copy of any additional information referred to in subsection (3) to the board of trustees at the same time it gives the application and supporting documents or the additional information to the Tribunal. (5) The Tribunal may refuse to accept an application where it is not satisfied that the parties have made reasonable attempts to resolve the dispute. AR 29/2002 s3;168/2014;154/2021 Hearing 4 (1) Where the Tribunal accepts an application, it shall give reasonable notice in writing of the date on which it will hold a hearing to consider the application to (a) the applicant, and (b) the board of trustees. (2) The applicant and the board of trustees are parties to the proceeding. (3) Subject to subsection (4), the Tribunal shall hold the hearing not later than 90 days after it receives the complete application and shall make its decision not later than 60 days after the date on which the hearing is completed. (4) The Tribunal may, on the written request of any of the parties or on the Tribunal’s own motion, extend either or both of the time limits referred to in subsection (3). AR 29/2002 s4;154/2021 Procedure of hearing 5 In conducting a hearing, the Tribunal (a) shall proceed in accordance with its rules of procedure and practice, except to the extent that they are inconsistent with this Regulation, (b) is not bound by the rules of law concerning evidence, (c) may enter on and inspect, or authorize any person to enter on and inspect, any land, building, works or other property, (d) may adjourn the hearing from time to time for any length of time the Tribunal considers advisable, and (e) has the rights, powers and immunities conferred on a commissioner under the Public Inquiries Act . AR 29/2002 s5;154/2021 Jurisdiction of Tribunal 6 (1) Any 3 members may perform any function of the Tribunal under this Regulation and, when performing that function, those members have all the powers, duties, immunities and jurisdiction of the Tribunal. (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), one member may perform any function of the Tribunal under this Regulation (a) when the other member or members of the Tribunal cannot act by reason of disability or of being absent, on vacation or on a leave of absence, or (b) with the consent of all of the parties, and when performing that function that member has all the powers, duties, immunities and jurisdiction of the Tribunal . AR 29/2002 s6;154/2021 Order for compensation 7 (1) In determining the amount of compensation to which an owner or occupant is entitled, the Tribunal may consider (a) in the case of loss of or damage to crops, the amount the crop might have been expected to realize if sold on the open market by a willing seller to a willing buyer on the date the crop was damaged or destroyed, (b) in the case of loss of livestock, the amount the livestock might have been expected to realize if sold on the open market by a willing seller to a willing buyer on the date on which the loss occurred, (c) time spent and expenses incurred by the owner or occupant in recovering livestock that strayed as a result of the board of trustees’ exercise of its power, and (d) any other factors the Tribunal considers appropriate in the circumstances. (2) In making an order for the payment of compensation, the Tribunal may fix certain amounts payable in the manner and over the periods that the Tribunal decides. (3) The Tribunal may order the board of trustees to pay interest on any or all of the compensation payable on and from the date and at the rate prescribed by the Tribunal. AR 29/2002 s7;154/2021 Notice of order 8 On making an order for the payment of compensation, the Tribunal shall forthwith give a copy of the order to each of the parties. AR 29/2002 s8;154/2021 Certified copy as evidence 9 A copy of an order for the payment of compensation, certified as a true copy by the chairman or a member of the Tribunal or the secretary, shall be admitted in evidence as prima facie proof of the order by the Tribunal, without any proof of the appointment of the person so certifying or of the authenticity of the person’s signature or any other proof. AR 29/2002 s9;154/2021 Filing of order in Court 10 (1) A certified copy of an order for the payment of compensation may be filed with the court clerk of the Court of King’s Bench. (2) On payment of the fees prescribed by law, an order filed under subsection (1) shall be entered as a judgment of the Court and may be enforced according to the ordinary procedure for enforcement of a judgment of the Court. AR 29/2002 s10;164/2010;218/2022 Additional powers of the Tribunal 11 The Tribunal may (a) rehear an application before deciding it, (b) review, rescind, amend or replace an order for the payment of compensation, and (c) with or without a hearing, amend an order for the payment of compensation to show as a party a person who is neither an owner or occupant of the land concerned, and to make compensation payable to that person, when the Tribunal is satisfied that that person is legally entitled to receive the compensation that would otherwise be payable to an owner or occupant. AR 29/2002 s11;154/2021 Costs 12 (1) The costs of and incidental to a proceeding under this Regulation are in the discretion of the Tribunal and may be fixed in any case at a sum certain or may be reviewed or assessed in accordance with the Alberta Rules of Court (AR 124/2010). (2) Without restricting the generality of subsection (1), the Tribunal may make regulations (a) establishing a schedule of fees and other expenses incurred by a party in connection with a proceeding under this Regulation that may be allowed as part of that party’s costs under this section, and (b) respecting the circumstances under which the Tribunal may allow costs with respect to matters dealt with in the schedule on a basis other than that prescribed in the schedule. (3) Repealed AR 164/2010 s9. AR 29/2002 s12;164/2010;154/2021 Expiry 13 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed for ongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be repassed in its present or an amended form following a review, this Regulation expires on December 1, 2030. AR 29/2002 s13;252/2006;258/2009;190/2012;177/2015; 300/2020;241/2025 Application 14 This Regulation applies only in respect of powers exercised by a board of trustees on or after the coming into force of this Regulation. Coming into force 15 This Regulation comes into force on the date that section 34 of the Drainage Districts Act comes into force.