Impact Assessment Act

Marginal note:Review panel’s duties

• 51 (1) A review panel must, in accordance with its terms of reference,

  • (a) conduct an impact assessment of the designated project;

  • (b) ensure that the information that it uses when conducting the impact assessment is made available to the public;

  • (c) hold hearings in a manner that offers the public an opportunity to participate meaningfully, in the manner that the review panel considers appropriate and within the time period that it specifies, in the impact assessment;

  • (d) prepare a report with respect to the impact assessment that

    • (i) sets out the effects that, in the opinion of the review panel, are likely to be caused by the carrying out of the designated project,

    • (ii) indicates which of the effects referred to in subparagraph (i) are adverse effects within federal jurisdiction and which are direct or incidental adverse effects and specifies, from among those adverse effects within federal jurisdiction and direct or incidental adverse effects, the ones that are likely to be, to some extent, significant and the extent to which they are significant,

    • (ii.1) subject to section 119, sets out how the review panel, in determining the effects that are likely to be caused by the carrying out of the designated project, took into account and used any Indigenous knowledge provided with respect to the designated project,

    • (iii) sets out a summary of any comments received from the public, and

    • (iv) sets out the review panel’s rationale, conclusions and recommendations, including conclusions and recommendations with respect to any mitigation measures and follow-up program;

  • (e) submit the report with respect to the impact assessment to the Minister; and

  • (f) on the Minister’s request, clarify any of the conclusions and recommendations set out in its report with respect to the impact assessment.

• Marginal note:Duties in relation to Nuclear Safety and Control Act

  (2) A review panel established under subsection 44(1) must, in accordance with its terms of reference, include in the report that it prepares the information necessary for the licence referred to in the panel’s terms of reference to be issued under section 24 of the Nuclear Safety and Control Act in relation to the designated project that is the subject of the report.

• Marginal note:Duties in relation to Canadian Energy Regulator Act

  (3) A review panel established under subsection 47(1) must, in accordance with its terms of reference, include in the report that it prepares the conclusions or recommendations necessary for a certificate, order, permit, licence or authorization to be issued, a leave or an exemption to be granted or a direction or approval to be given under the Canadian Energy Regulator Act in relation to the designated project that is the subject of the report.