Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act

Marginal note:Appeal to Supreme Court of Canada

• 52 (1) An appeal lies from a decision or order of the Committee to the Supreme Court of Canada on a question of law or a question of jurisdiction, on leave therefor being obtained from the Supreme Court in accordance with the practice of the Supreme Court, on application made within one month after the making of the decision or order sought to be appealed from or within such further time as the Court may allow, and the costs of that application are in the discretion of the Court.

• Marginal note:Entry of appeal

  (2) No appeal lies after leave therefor has been obtained under subsection (1) unless it is set down for hearing in the Supreme Court of Canada within sixty days from the making of the order granting leave to appeal.

• Marginal note:Staying order

  (3) Where leave to appeal is granted pursuant to subsection (1), any order of the Committee in respect of which the appeal is made shall be stayed until the matter of the appeal is determined.

• Marginal note:Powers of the Court

  (4) After the hearing of the appeal pursuant to this section, the Supreme Court of Canada shall certify its opinion to the Committee and the Committee shall make any order necessary to comply with the opinion.

• Marginal note:Order subject to section 51

  (5) Any order made by the Committee pursuant to subsection (4), unless the order has already been dealt with by the Governor in Council pursuant to section 51, shall be subject to that section.