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Oil and Gas Commission dispute resolution records
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2002 - 2010 (Creation)
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1.9 m of textual records
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The series documents the Oil and Gas Commission’s role in resolving oil and gas development issues and disputes between affected parties such as Indigenous groups, landowners or other energy companies. The purpose of dispute resolution is to explore and understand each other’s interests and develop acceptable solutions together. If the commission is unable to resolve the dispute, it must encourage the use of consensual alternative dispute resolution. Under the Oil and Gas Commission Act (SBC 1998, c. 39, s. 8), the commission may authorize one or more individuals to facilitate settlement, and make recommendations that must be considered by the commission before deciding the disputed matter. Under section 9 of the aforementioned Act, the advisory committee to the Oil and Gas Commission may request that the commission reconsider any original decision made on oil and gas development. The commission may grant or refuse this request for reconsideration. The records of the advisory committee provide evidence of the deliberations and advice of citizens to the Oil and Gas Commission. The series includes background documentation, decisions, recommendations, and related correspondence from the advisory committee concerning requests for reconsideration. The records of the Oil and Gas Commission were created between 2002 to 2010 in BC.
The records are arranged chronologically by year or meeting date. They include minutes, reports, briefing notes, recommendations, and decisions. The records are classified as either requests for reconsideration (20400-40) or Oil and Gas Commission advisory committee files (20400-25) under the Oil and Gas Regulation ORCS (schedule 163507), 2005. The 2019 amendment to the Oil and Gas Regulation ORCS removed these classifications because the commission stopped using the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) framework in 2010 when the Oil and Gas Activities Act (SBC 2008, c. 36) came into effect, and dispute facilitation was no longer regulated.
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Transferred from the Oil and Gas Commission in 2020, 2021.
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These records are subject to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act or other acts and access may be restricted. Please contact the BC Archives to determine the access status of these records.
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For records relating to the history of oil and gas exploration, see GR-3042.
For related records, see GR-4012 Environmental fund project reports.
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95-2701, 96-6112