Not exact matches
Another future
matter was addressed under Referral 2420, which scheduled two public
hearings on the adoption of a law authorizing an electrical code enforcement program, an electrical inspector certification program, and several amendments to local laws pertaining to the licensing of
master electricians.
In municipalities and counties where there are no
Masters a Judge
hears all
matters.
Where a case is governed by Case Management (as the plaintiffs were requesting here), a single
Master gets appointed to
hear all motions and deal with the scheduling of the case - the goal being to have a
Master who is familiar with the
matter be involved throughout, to prevent a party from causing unnecessary delays (either intentionally or unintentionally).
The
matter was
heard before
Master W.S. Schlosser in chambers.
Nonetheless,
Master Robertson goes on to indicate that, if this
matter had come before a Provincial Court judge, the Provincial Court judge would have authority to
hear the application to set aside the order and schedule a re-
hearing based on rule 9.15 of the Alberta Rules of Court, which allow the setting aside of an order made without notice or following a
hearing.
A report into the use of super injunctions was published on 20 May, the results of an investigation by the
Master of the Rolls, Justice Neuberger; one recommendation is that the press be allowed to be in court to
hear these
matters, even if they can't report the outcome.
Sometimes it is clear when a
matter can be
heard by a
master, but at other times it is not always straightforward...
Baby custody
matters should be given priority for immediate review with the appointment of special
masters as
hearing officers if needed.