(c)
The Commission shall record the entire proceeding of its public hearings
and shall make copies of its recordings available to any member of the public, on a cost
recovery basis that the Commission shall prescribe.
Sec. 332
(a)
The Commission may hold a Public Consultation, to be conducted in
whole or in part by written submissions only.
(b)
The Commission shall initiate a Public Consultation by issuing a public
notice:
(i)
Announcing the commencement of the process;
(ii)
Setting out the nature of the matter to which such Public
Consultation relates;
(iii)
The period within which comments may be submitted, together
with all filing requirements;
(iv)
Providing any background discussion paper or other information
that may assist interested parties in the preparation of their comments; and
(v)
Including any other information that the Commission deems
appropriate in the circumstances.
(c)
The Commission shall ensure that the Public Notice initiating a Public
Consultation shall give interested parties adequate notice of the matters that the
Commission is considering and the actions that the Commission is likely to take as a
result of the Public Consultation.
(d)
As a result of a Public Consultation, the Commission may adopt, amend,
or repeal any regulation that it is within the Commission’s authority to make in
accordance with the provisions of this Act. The Commission may also conclude that the
purposes of this Act will be best served by not taking formal action or by issuing a report
concerning the findings it reaches as a result of the Public Consultation. When the
Commission considers it appropriate, it may also present recommendations to Parliament
for legislation to address matters that the Commission considers it cannot address
pursuant to the terms of this Act, or may take such other action as it considers appropriate
in the circumstances.
Sec. 333
(a)
The Commission shall ensure that it shall conduct all of its proceedings in
a transparent manner. The Commission shall provide adequate notice to the public,
through a Public Notice or other similar instrument, of its proposed action with respect to
adoption, amendment, repeal, or enforcement of any regulation or its proposed action to
implement any provision of this Act.
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