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Tribunal grants participant status but excludes economic impact evidence as outside jurisdiction in renewable energy appeal.
The appellant appealed the issuance of a Renewable Energy Approval for a wind farm project.
At a pre-hearing conference, several individuals and entities sought participant or presenter status.
The Tribunal granted the status requests but considered whether it had jurisdiction to hear evidence on all issues raised, including economic impacts and general animal health.
The Tribunal held that under the Environmental Protection Act, its jurisdiction is strictly limited to whether the project will cause serious harm to human health or serious and irreversible harm to plant life, animal life, or the natural environment.
Consequently, the Tribunal ruled that evidence regarding economic impacts and issues not pleaded in the Notice of Appeal were outside the scope of the hearing and could not be presented.
Tribunal grants participant and presenter status and issues procedural directions for wind farm appeal hearing.
The Environmental Review Tribunal held a pre-hearing conference regarding an appeal of a Renewable Energy Approval for a wind farm.
The Tribunal granted presenter and participant status to several individuals and entities.
The Tribunal also issued procedural directions, including deadlines for document exchange and scheduling the hearing dates, while excluding certain issues from the scope of the hearing.
