The Minister of Environment and Protected Areas is seeking applications from individuals interested in serving as an Acting Board Member of the Natural Resources Conservation Board (NRCB). There is one (1) Acting Board Member vacancy.
The NRCB was established in 1991 under the Natural Resources Conservation Board Act (NRCBA) to conduct impartial, arms-length, quasi-judicial reviews of proposed major non-energy natural resource projects in Alberta. In 2002, the NRCB was appointed the delegated authority for the delivery of the Agricultural Operation Practices Act (AOPA). The Chair and Board Members are responsible for Board governance, reviews under the NRCBA, and appeals under AOPA. As a quasi-judicial and regulatory agency, the NRCB makes impartial and knowledge-based decisions across two distinct mandates:
• Under the NRCBA, the NRCB decides if natural resource projects are in the public interest, considering social, environmental and economic effects.
• Under the AOPA, the NRCB fulfills applications and compliance responsibilities, administers and advances policies, and conducts Board reviews for confined feeding operations.
Acting Board Members are accountable to the Chair of the NRCB and participate on review panels under either the NRCBA or AOPA at the call of the Chair.
Acting Board Member responsibilities include:
• Conducting fair and impartial mediation, preliminary meetings, hearings and appeals, in accordance with relevant legislation, principles of natural justice, procedural fairness and other associated legal principles.
• Participating on panels in a highly functioning tribunal that demonstrates strengths in the areas of its jurisdiction, adjudication processes and administrative law.
While the NRCBA allows for five-year terms, the typical term for appointment for an Acting Board Member is two or three years.