Review of migratory-bird enforcement orders now goes to a new federal tribunal, not the Chief Review Officer

Plain-language summary · AI-assisted · not legal advice

The body that handles requests to review enforcement orders issued under this Act has changed. Previously, affected parties sent review requests to the Chief Review Officer; they now send them to the newly established Environmental Protection Tribunal of Canada. The role of the Chief Review Officer has been repealed from this Act entirely, and references throughout — including order notices, time-extension requests, and variation/cancellation procedures — have been updated to name the Tribunal. Anyone who receives an enforcement order under this Act and wants to challenge it must direct their written request to the Environmental Protection Tribunal of Canada within 30 days. Extensions to that deadline may be granted by the Tribunal's Chairperson or a designated member, rather than by the Chief Review Officer.

Who this affects: vessel operators subject to enforcement orders · Canadian and foreign ship owners · game officers issuing orders · businesses or individuals directed to comply with migratory bird protection orders