2022 Manitoba Workplace Safety and Health Act and Regulation

Appeal to the board
53.1(7) Within 14 days after being served with a notice, the person required
to pay the administrative penalty may appeal the matter to the
board by sending the board a notice of the appeal together with
reasons for the appeal. The requirement to pay the penalty is stayed
until the board decides the matter.

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The Workplace Safety And Health Act
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Notice of hearing
53.1(8) On receiving a notice of appeal, the board shall
(a) fix a date, time and place for hearing the appeal; and
(b) give the person appealing, and the director, written notice of the
hearing at least five days before the hearing date.
Decision of the board
53.1(9) After hearing the appeal, the board shall decide the matter and
(a) confirm or revoke the administrative penalty; or
(b) vary the amount of the penalty if the board considers that it was
not established in accordance with the regulations.
Payment
53.1(10) Subject to an appeal under subsection (7), a person named in
a notice of administrative penalty shall pay the amount of the
penalty within 30 days after the notice is served. The government
must use the amounts paid for the purpose of educating the
public on matters relating to workplace safety and health.
Debt due to the government
53.1(11) If an administrative penalty is not paid within 30 days after notice
of the penalty is served, or, if the penalty is appealed to the
board, within 30 days after the board’s decision, the amount of
the penalty is a debt due to the government.
Certificate registered in court
53.1(12) The director may certify a debt referred to in subsection (11), or
any part of such a debt that has not been paid. The certificate
may be registered in the Court of Queen’s Bench and, once
registered, may be enforced as if it were a judgment of the Court.