Decision Date: November 30, 2007

Panel: Alan Andison

Keywords: Consent order; Forest Act – s. 105.1

In May 2007, Pope & Talbot Ltd. was found to have contravened section 105.1 of the Forest Act (the “Act”) by providing inaccurate information to the Ministry of Forests and Range for the purposes of a stumpage rate determination. Pope & Talbot Ltd. appealed the determination.

By consent of the parties, the Commission ordered that the contravention determination and the penalty be rescinded.

The appeal was allowed.