"Any person who considers himself, herself or itself aggrieved by an order of an inspector made under Section 7 or 7.0.1 may appeal to the Minister within 30 days after the order is made, by giving the Minister a written notice setting out the grounds for the appeal."
Written notice, setting out the grounds for appeal, must be submitted to the Minister's Designee within 30 days after the decision or order is made.
This notice may be submitted by:
Mail:
Manager, Petroleum Operations Section
Ministry of Natural Resources
659 Exeter Road London
ON N6E 1L3
Canada
Fax: (519) 873-4645; or
E-mail us using the Contact Us page
Upon receipt of the appeal notice, the Petroleum Operations Section will contact the appellant to schedule a time to hear the appeal. The appeal will be heard by the Minister’s Designee.
A representative of a landowner or operator of a company (i.e. a manager or someone with signing authority) to whom an inspector order was issued must participate in the appeal hearing, and the Minister's Designee for hearing appeals requires written authorization for that person to represent the company with respect to the matter under appeal 24 hours prior to the appeal date.
The purpose of the appeal hearing is to allow the aggrieved party to present grounds to either rescind or amend the inspector’s order. The Minister's Designee will consider the arguments presented, and then issue a written notice of decision outlining the issue(s) under appeal, the argument(s) presented, the decision and the reason(s) for the decision.
In circumstances where the representative of the landowner or operator is unable to attend the appeal hearing in person, it is possible to participate by conference call.
If there are any questions with respect to this process, please feel free to contact the Petroleum Operations Section at (519) 873-4634.
