The applicant appealed a permit issued by the Quinte Conservation Authority to the Ontario Land Tribunal.
The Tribunal initiated a motion to determine its jurisdiction to hear the appeal.
The Tribunal found that under the Conservation Authorities Act, an applicant must first request a hearing before the conservation authority regarding specific permit conditions before appealing to the Tribunal.
Because the applicant failed to perfect a request for a hearing before the authority, the Tribunal concluded it lacked statutory jurisdiction to hear the appeal and dismissed it.
