Orders

ORDER NUMBER

G-342-20

IN THE MATTER OF

the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473

and

British Columbia Utilities Commission

Inquiry into the Regulation of Safety

BEFORE:

D. M. Morton, Panel Chair

C. Brewer, Commissioner

R. I. Mason, Commissioner

on December 18, 2020

ORDER

WHEREAS:

A.      By Order G-241-20, dated September 23, 2020, the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) established an inquiry to examine the role of the BCUC in the regulation of safety (Inquiry) and established a regulatory timetable, which included written submissions and letters of comment, with further process to be determined;

B.      On November 12, 2020, the BCUC received intervener written submissions and letters of comment, addressing the BCUC’s jurisdiction with respect to the regulation of safety, legislative gaps or overlaps and whether a workshop in support of the Inquiry would be beneficial;

C.      The BCUC considers the establishment of a further regulatory timetable is warranted.

NOW THEREFORE the BCUC orders the regulatory timetable, as set out in Appendix A to this order, is established.

DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this             18^th           day of December 2020.

BY ORDER

Original signed by:

D. M. Morton

Commissioner

Attachment

British Columbia Utilities Commission

Inquiry into the Regulation of Safety