David Curtis v. Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, 2015 HRTO 1366

Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario

B E T W E E N:

David Curtis

Applicant

-and-

Workplace Safety and Insurance Board

Respondent

RECONSIDERATION DECISION

Adjudicator: Brian Cook

Date: October 14, 2015

Citation: 2015 HRTO 1366

Indexed as: Curtis v. Workplace Safety and Insurance Board

1On August 28, 2015, the Tribunal issued its Decision in this Application, 2015 HRTO 1149 (“the Decision”). The Decision dismissed the Application on the grounds that the Tribunal does not have the jurisdiction to deal with the allegations in the Application.

2The applicant has asked the Tribunal to reconsider its Decision.

3Rule 26 of the Tribunal’s Rules of Procedure deals with requests to reconsider. It states:

26.1 Any party may request reconsideration of a final decision of the Tribunal within (thirty) 30 days of the date of the decision

26.5. A Request for Reconsideration will not be granted unless the Tribunal is satisfied that

(a) there are new facts or evidence that could potentially be determinative of the case and that could not reasonably have been obtained earlier; or

(b) the party seeking reconsideration was entitled to but, through no fault of its own, did not receive notice of the proceeding or a hearing; or

(c) the decision or order which is the subject of the reconsideration request is in conflict with established jurisprudence or Tribunal procedure and the proposed reconsideration involves a matter of general or public importance; or

(d) other factors exist that, in the opinion of the Tribunal, outweigh the public interest in the finality of Tribunal decisions.

4In the Request to Reconsider, the applicant asks that the Tribunal reconsider the Decision because he does not agree with it. He has re-stated much of the information and allegations that he has stated in previous submissions. The fact that a party does not agree with a Decision is not a reason to reconsider the Decision.

5The applicant has not shown that any of the criteria in Rule 26 are present. There is no basis to reconsider the decision and the request to reconsider is denied.