CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION BOARD
Adjudicator: M. Saleem Akhtar
Indexed as: (Re) 1512-01582
ORDER
1The Applicant filed a claim with the CICB seeking compensation pursuant to the Compensation for Victims of Crime Act, RSO 1990, c. C24.
2The Applicant was served by mail with a Notice of Hearing at his last known address. As such, the CICB is satisfied that the Applicant has been served with a Notice of Hearing.
3The hearing was scheduled for September 18, 2017 at 09:30 am. The Applicant failed to appear by 10:00 am.
4The Police Witness did not dial in to connect by 10:00 am either. Applicant's counsel, Andrew Bolter, showed up at the hearing.
5The CICB, pursuant to section 7(1) of the Statutory Powers Procedure Act, RSO 1990, c. S-22, as amended, and CICB Rule 3.4, is entitled to proceed in the absence of the Applicant without any further notice.
6Without deciding the merits of the Application, the CICB, hereby, dismisses this Application as abandoned on the basis that the Applicant has failed to appear.
DATED in Toronto this 18th day of September, 2017
M. Saleem Akhtar, Member