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ving expenses incurred by the member in the course of the member39。s duties under this Act. BOARD OF ARBITRATION AND REVIEW TRIBUNAL ss. 4 to 8 Courts of record s. 8(1) 8. (1) The Board and the Tribunal are courts of record and each shall have an official seal that shall be judicially noticed. Examination of witnesses, etc. s. 8(2) (2) In addition to the powers conferred by subsection (1), the Board and the Tribunal each have, with respect to the appearance, swearing and examination of witnesses, the production and inspection of documents, the enforcement of their orders and other matters necessary or proper for the due exercise of their jurisdiction, all such powers, rights and privileges as are vested in a superior court of record and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Board and the Tribunal may each (a) issue a summons requiring a person (i) to appear at the time and place stated in the summons to testify to all matters within the person39。s knowledge relative to any subjectmatter before the Board or the Tribunal, as the case may be, and (ii) to bring and produce any document, book or paper in the person39。s possession or under the person39。s control relative to that subjectmatter。 (b) administer oaths and examine any person on oath。 and (c) during a hearing, receive such evidence as they consider relevant and trustworthy. BOARD OF ARBITRATION AND REVIEW TRIBUNAL ss. 4 to 8 Rules s. 8(3) (3) The Board and, subject to the Agriculture and AgriFood Administrative Moary Penalties Act, the Tribunal may, with the approval of the Governor in Council, each make rules governing (a) the practice and procedure in respect of hearings。 (b) the time and manner in which applications and notices must be made or given。 and (c) the work of the Board or the Tribunal, as the case may be. Rules of evidence do not apply s. 8(4) (4) Neither the Board nor the Tribunal is bound by any legal or technical rules of evidence in conducting any matter that es before it, and each shall deal with matters that e before it as informally and expeditiously as the circumstances and considerations of fairness and natural justice permit. Privileged evidence not receivable s. 8(5) (5) Neither the Board nor the Tribunal shall receive or accept as evidence anything that would be inadmissible in a court by reason of any privilege under the law of evidence. Rules of the Board of Arbitration and Review Tribunal ? Two sets of Rules govern the operation of the Board and Tribunal ? Govern the conduct of hearings and rendering of decisions ? Board of Arbitration Rules were made in 2023, the Review Tribunal Rules were made in 1999 COMPLAINT TO BOARD OF ARBITRATION s. 9 Complaints against dealers s. 9(1) 9. (1) A dealer may, within the prescribed time, file with the Board a written plaint against a dealer licensed under this Act for failure to ply with the regulations relating to grades, standards or marketing of prescribed agricultural products in import, export or interprovincial trade. Board to hear plaints s. 9(2) (2) The Board shall hear a plaint and (a) where it finds that the plaint is not well founded, the Board shall dismiss it。 (b) where it finds that the plaint is well founded, the Board shall make such order as it considers will provide adequate relief from the activity plained of, including, if necessary, an order for the payment of pensation and interest。 and (c) the Board shall give reasons for its decision where reasons are requested by any party to the proceedings. REVIEW s. 10 Application for review s. 10(1) 10. (1) A party to any plaint proceedings may apply to the Tribunal for a review of the decision of the Board in accordance with subsection (), and the application shall be brought within thirty days after the Board made the decision or within such longer period as the Tribunal may allow, either before or after the expiration of the thirty days. Nature of review s. 10() () A review referred to in subsection (1) shall be based on the record of the Board39。s proceedings and on the grounds of fairness, natural justice or error of law, but the Tribunal may hear evidence not previously available if it deems it necessary for the purposes of the review. Disposition of review s. 10(2) (2) After concluding a review referred to in subsection (1), the Tribunal may, by order, confirm the decision, make the decision that the Board should have made or direct that the Board rehear the matter, and the Tribunal shall, in accordance with its rules, notify the parties of any order under this subsection. ENFORCEMENT OF DECISIONS AND ORDERS ss. 11 to Filing in Federal Court s. 11(1) 11. (1) Subject to subsection (3), any person affected by a decision or order of the Board made under subsection 9(2), if it is final, or a decision or order of the Tribunal made under subsection 10(2), may file in the Federal Court for immediate registration a copy of the decision or order, exclusive of any reasons given for it, but the decision or order shall not be filed until at least thirty days after the day on which the decision or order was made. Effect of filing s. 11(2) (2) On filing in the Federal Court, a decision or order shall be registered in that Court and, when registered, it shall have the same force and effect, and all proceedings may be taken, as if the decision or order were a judgment obtained in that Court. Staying filing s. 11(3) (3) The Tribunal may make an order staying the filing in the Federal Court of any order pending its review by the Tribunal. Definition s. 11(4) (4) In subsection (1), the expression order of the Board includes an order as varied by the Tribunal, but does not include an order made by a decision that has been cancelled by the Tribunal. ENFORCEMENT OF DECIS