Sentences with phrase «administrative penalty cases»

A recent case from Nova Scotia raises some interesting points around the defence of due diligence in administrative penalty cases for health and safety cases.

Not exact matches

New tools, such as AMPs (administrative monetary penalties) allow the Commission to be more effective in its enforcement activities, as we have demonstrated in the case of DNCL (the Do Not Call List) and the significant penalties that were recently imposed.»

According to ASC spokesman Mark Dickey, only «a small portion of the administrative penalties related to the Concrete Equities case has been collected by the ASC to date.»

«EPA Settles PFOA Case Against DuPont for Largest Environmental Administrative Penalty in Agency History.»

The Act is very similar to the Agriculture and Agri - Food Administrative Monetary Penalty Act: it creates a framework for the Governor - in - Council to designate the contravention or failure to comply with provisions in a number of federal environmental statutes as «violations», and to set an AMP of up to $ 5,000 in the case of an individual or $ 25,000 in the case of a corporation, ship or vessel.

57 The Commission was correct to conclude that the presumption against retrospective application did not apply in this case because administrative penalties under the Act are not punitive but are instead designed to protect the public: Brosseau v. Alberta Securities Commission -LSB-...].

As a consequence of these statements, even though the Member States have «freedom to choose the applicable penalties» between administrative and criminal penalties, the last ones may be necessary to «combat serious cases of VAT evasion in an effective and dissuasive manner» (§ 39).

Criminal fines in the case totaled $ 485 million with civil and administrative penalties totaling $ 1.72 billion.

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Considering that in the majority of cases involving serious corporate misconduct the authorities may impose administrative penalties and measures affecting the company's ability to continue and develop its activities, as a rule participation in a leniency programme is considered the better option for a company and implicated individuals.

However, the instant case had a further twist — what if the employee's breach causes the employer to be liable to a criminal or administrative penalty?

On March 9, 2017, the Canadian CRTC announced that it had imposed a $ 15,000 administrative monetary penalty on an individual who allegedly engaged in electronic marketing to promote the sale of commercial flyers, without complying with CASL's (Canada's anti-spam law) consent, identification and in some cases unsubscribe requirements.

Some worked on judicial interpretation drafting, many sat in on collegiate panel discussions of cases, assisted in case review, and assisted the teams of judges working on death penalty review while many helped their mentors with related research and administrative matters, finding their work reviewed meticulously, and spending long hours along with their (overworked) mentors.

Based on the same reasoning as in the Lafleur case, the tribunal reduced the administrative penalty of $ 2,000 to $ 250 because at the time of the requirement to report (2012), J&A had 24 employees on record.

Or, in the case of a criminal or administrative action or proceeding that is enforced by a monetary penalty, the individual had reasonable grounds for believing the individual's conduct was lawful.

In the case in question, Guild Contracting Specialties Inc. was issued an Administrative Penalty for an alleged violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, specifically for failure to provide an eye wash unit on a construction site where controlled products were being used.

In such cases, the Bureau may seek administrative penalties or if the misrepresentations were knowingly made, criminal penalties.

A Nova Scotia Court of Appeal case has clarified that the Nova Scotia Labour Board can in fact apply the defence of due diligence when considering an appeal from an administrative penalty compliance order.

For DUI cases, administrative penalties — or costs — refer to the license reinstatement fees a driver must pay.

The Council is authorized under RESA to issue administrative penalties, in the case of a breach of specified Rules, such as the rules relating to the display of licences, the annual reporting requirements, and rules relating to the retention of records.