Common use of The Administrative Authority Clause in Contracts

The Administrative Authority. 1) The Administrative Authority shall, in accordance with subsection 7(1) of the SCSAA, administer its Designated Legislation in accordance with law, the SCSAA, the Designated Legislation and this Agreement. 2) The Administrative Authority shall, in accordance with subsection 4(3) of the SCSAA, comply with the principles of maintaining a fair, safe and informed marketplace and promoting the protection of the public interest. 3) The Administrative Authority, through the Chair, shall ensure that the Board is aware of the terms of this Agreement. 4) The Administrative Authority is responsible for ensuring that it has adequate resources, including financial resources, to comply with this Agreement, the SCSAA, the Designated Legislation, and other applicable law, and for acting in accordance with the business plan that it has provided to the Minister under clause 7(1)(a) of this Agreement. 5) The Administrative Authority is responsible for developing and maintaining corporate by-laws and shall make such by-laws available on its website within 30 days after the by-laws are passed by the Board. 6) The Administrative Authority is responsible for developing and maintaining an up-to-date written policies and procedures manual for each functional area of its business. 7) If the Minister appoints the Chair pursuant to subsection 8(5.2) of the SCSAA, the Administrative Authority is responsible for developing, maintaining and making publicly available on its website up-to-date written procurement policies and procedures that comply with the Ontario Public Service Procurement Directive. If the Minister does not appoint the Chair, the Administrative Authority is responsible for developing, maintaining and making publicly available on its website, up-to-date written procurement policies and procedures in keeping with the spirit and principles of the most recent Ontario Public Service Procurement Directive to ensure that goods and services, including consulting services and information technology are acquired through a process that is fair, open and transparent. 8) The Administrative Authority is responsible for developing, maintaining and making publicly available on its website up-to-date written travel, meal and hospitality expenses policies and procedures in keeping with the spirit and principles of the most recent Ontario Public Service Travel, Meal and Hospitality Expenses Directive in order to set out principles for the reimbursement of expenses to ensure fair and reasonable practices, and to provide a framework of accountability to guide the effective oversight of resources in the reimbursement of expenses. 9) The Administrative Authority is responsible for developing and maintaining appropriate performance measurements, governance, and financial management processes with sound internal controls to conduct the 10) The Administrative Authority is responsible for developing, maintaining and making publicly available on its website up-to-date written policies and procedures for responding to and assisting in the resolution of consumer and other complaints received by the Administrative Authority related to its administration of the Designated Legislation. 11) The Administrative Authority is responsible for providing the Minister with timely information in relation to any matter requested by the Minister and shall also provide the information identified in the Information Sharing 12) The Administrative Authority is responsible for developing, maintaining and making publicly available on its website up-to-date written policies and procedures regarding service standards for licensing applications. 13) When able and appropriate, the Administrative Authority shall coordinate its enforcement activities in relation to the investigation of serious incidents with the enforcement activities of other provincial and federal enforcement authorities. 14) When engaged by the Minister, in accordance with subsection 5.1(3), the Administrative Authority shall participate in: a) the policy development process; b) coordinating public and stakeholder communications regarding any proposed legislative, regulatory or policy changes, and c) the development of communication strategies for critical or on-going issues. 15) I Administrative Authority shall take all necessary and advisable steps to ensure compliance with the power that has been exercised. 16) The Administrative Authority shall take all reasonable measures and make all reasonable plans to provide services in French, subject to the limits that are reasonable in the circumstances and to any exemptions that may be provided for in the SCSAA. 17) The Administrative Authority shall consult with the Minister if: a) an Advisory Committee has expressed a concern in writing with a proposed Board action that the Committee believes would infringe on fundamental religious bereavement practices of recognized faith groups; b) those concerns have been shared with and Registrar; and c) those concerns have been tabled with the Board and the Board is, notwithstanding those concerns, proposing to proceed with a particular action. In these circumstances, before proceeding with the particular action, the Board shall give the Minister notice of the proposed action a minimum of 60 days before the proposed action is to take effect. The notice shall be accompanied by any written feedback from the Advisory Committees on the proposed action. The Minister may request a delay in proceeding with the proposed action in order to determine whether the concerns raised by one or more of the Advisory Committees have been considered and accommodated to the extent possible. The Minister will provide the Administrative Authority with written confirmation of the receipt of notice. The Minister's confirmation will include a proposed timeline for the Minister's response. 18) If the Minister delegates, in writing, to the Administrative Authority the power to make some or all of the regulations under section 112 of the Act, subject to the approval of the Minister, the Board shall make the regulations in accordance with the consultation process and criteria attached as Schedule C .

The Administrative Authority. 1) The Administrative Authority shall, in accordance with subsection 7(1) of the SCSAA, administer its Designated Legislation designated legislation in accordance with the law, the SCSAA, the Designated Legislation Act and this Agreement. 2) The Administrative Authority shall, in accordance with subsection 4(3) of the SCSAA, comply with the principles of maintaining a fair, safe and informed marketplace and promoting the protection of the public interest. 3) The Administrative Authority, through the Chair, shall ensure that the Board is aware of the terms of this Agreement. 4) The Administrative Authority is responsible for ensuring that it has adequate resources, including financial resources, to comply with this Agreement, the SCSAA, the Designated LegislationAct, and other applicable law, and for acting in accordance with the business plan that it has provided to the Minister under clause 7(1)(a8(1)(a) of this Agreement. 5) The Administrative Authority is responsible for developing and maintaining corporate by-laws and shall make such by-laws available on its website within 30 days after the by-laws are passed ratified by the Boardmembers. 6) The Administrative Authority is responsible for developing and maintaining an up-to-date written policies and procedures manual for each functional area of its business. 7) If the Minister appoints the Chair pursuant to subsection 8(5.2) of the SCSAA, the Administrative Authority is responsible for developing, maintaining and making publicly available on its website up-to-date written procurement policies and procedures that comply with the Ontario Public Service Procurement Directive. If the Minister does not appoint the Chair, the Administrative Authority is responsible for developing, maintaining and making publicly available on its website, up-to-date written procurement policies and procedures in keeping with the spirit and principles of the most recent Ontario Public Service Procurement Directive to ensure that goods and services, including consulting services and information technology are acquired through a process that is fair, open and transparent. 8) The Administrative Authority is responsible for developing, maintaining and making publicly available on its website up-to-date written travel, meal and hospitality expenses policies and procedures in keeping with the spirit and principles of the most recent Ontario Public Service Travel, Meal and Hospitality Expenses Directive in order to set out principles for the reimbursement of expenses to ensure fair and reasonable practices, and to provide a framework of accountability to guide the effective oversight of resources in the reimbursement of expenses. 9) The Administrative Authority is responsible for developing and maintaining appropriate performance measurements, governance, and financial management processes with sound internal controls to conduct thethe Administrative Authority’s operations effectively and efficiently. 10) The Administrative Authority is responsible for developing, maintaining and making publicly available on its website up-to-date written policies and procedures for responding to and assisting in the resolution of consumer and other complaints received by the Administrative Authority related to its administration of the Designated LegislationAct. 11) The Administrative Authority is responsible for providing the Minister with timely information in relation to any matter requested by the Minister and shall also provide the information identified in the Information SharingSharing Protocol attached as Schedule “B”. 12) The Administrative Authority is responsible for developing, maintaining and making publicly available on its website up-to-date written policies and procedures regarding service standards for licensing registration applications. 13) When able and appropriate, the Administrative Authority shall coordinate its enforcement activities in relation to the investigation of serious incidents with the enforcement activities of other provincial and federal enforcement authorities. 14) When engaged by the Minister, in accordance with subsection 5.1(3), the Administrative Authority shall participate in: a) the policy development process; b) coordinating public and stakeholder communications regarding any proposed legislative, regulatory or policy changes, and c) the development of communication strategies for critical or on-going issues. 15) I If the Minister exercises any of the Minister’s powers under the SCSAA, the Administrative Authority shall take all necessary and advisable steps to ensure compliance with the power that has been exercised. 16) The Administrative Authority shall take all reasonable measures and make all reasonable plans to provide services in French, subject to the limits that are reasonable in the circumstances and to any exemptions that may be provided for in the SCSAA. 17) The Administrative Authority shall consult with the Minister if: a) an Advisory Committee has expressed a concern in writing with a proposed Board action that the Committee believes would infringe on fundamental religious bereavement practices of recognized faith groups; b) those concerns have been shared with and Registrar; and c) those concerns have been tabled with the Board and the Board is, notwithstanding those concerns, proposing to proceed with a particular action. In these circumstances, before proceeding with the particular action, the Board shall give the Minister notice of the proposed action a minimum of 60 days before the proposed action is to take effect. The notice shall be accompanied by any written feedback from the Advisory Committees on the proposed action. The Minister may request a delay in proceeding with the proposed action in order to determine whether the concerns raised by one or more of the Advisory Committees have been considered and accommodated to the extent possible. The Minister will provide the Administrative Authority with written confirmation of the receipt of notice. The Minister's confirmation will include a proposed timeline for the Minister's response. 18) If the Minister delegates, in writing, to the Administrative Authority the power to make some or all of the regulations under section 112 of the Act, subject to the approval of the Minister, the Board shall make the regulations in accordance with the consultation process and criteria attached as Schedule C .

The Administrative Authority. 1‌ a) The Administrative Authority shall, in accordance with subsection 7(1) of the SCSAA, administer carry out its Designated Legislation delegated administration and enforcement in accordance with law, the SCSAAthis Agreement, the Designated Legislation and this Agreement.sections 2.1 to 2.10 of the Milk Act; 2b) The Administrative Authority shall, in accordance with subsection 4(3) make and maintain all statutory appointments required or contemplated by the program legislation including the appointment of a Director Under the Milk Act who shall appoint fieldpersons under section 2.2 of the SCSAA, comply with the principles of maintaining a fair, safe and informed marketplace and promoting the protection of the public interest.Act; 3c) The Administrative Authority, through the ChairCEO, shall ensure that the Board is aware of the terms of this Agreement.; 4d) The Administrative Authority is responsible for ensuring that it has adequate resources, including financial resources, to comply with this Agreement, the SCSAA, the Designated LegislationAct, and other applicable law, and for acting in accordance with the business plan that it has provided to the Minister under clause 7(1)(a) section 8.1 of this Agreement.. Noting that funding for laboratory testing may be provided under a separate agreement; 5) The Administrative Authority is responsible for developing and maintaining corporate by-laws and shall make such by-laws available on its website within 30 days after the by-laws are passed by the Board. 6e) The Administrative Authority is responsible for developing and maintaining an up-up- to-date written policies and procedures manual for each functional area of its business. 7) If the Minister appoints the Chair pursuant to subsection 8(5.2) administration and enforcement of the SCSAA, the Designated Legislation; f) The Administrative Authority is responsible for developing, maintaining and making publicly available on its website up-to-date written procurement policies and procedures that comply with to the Ontario Public Service Procurement Directive. If the Minister does not appoint the Chair, the Administrative Authority is responsible for developing, maintaining and making publicly available on its websiteOMAFRA Director upon request, up-to-date written procurement policies and procedures for its administration and enforcement of the Designated Legislation in keeping with the spirit and principles of the most recent Ontario Public Service Procurement Directive to ensure that goods and services, including consulting services and services, information technology and laboratory services are acquired through a process that is fair, open and transparent.; 8) The Administrative Authority is responsible for developing, maintaining and making publicly available on its website up-to-date written travel, meal and hospitality expenses policies and procedures in keeping with the spirit and principles of the most recent Ontario Public Service Travel, Meal and Hospitality Expenses Directive in order to set out principles for the reimbursement of expenses to ensure fair and reasonable practices, and to provide a framework of accountability to guide the effective oversight of resources in the reimbursement of expenses. 9g) The Administrative Authority is responsible for developing and maintaining appropriate performance measurements, governance, and financial management processes for its administration and enforcement of the Designated Legislation with sound internal controls to conduct thethe Administrative Authority’s operations effectively and efficiently; 10h) The Administrative Authority is responsible for developing, maintaining and making publicly available on its website to OMAFRA, DFO’s producers and upon request to the public up-to-date written policies and procedures for de-escalating, responding to and assisting in the resolution of consumer and other complaints by aggrieved persons, received by the Administrative Authority related to its administration of the Designated Legislation.Legislation in accordance with review requirements under the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Act; 11i) The Administrative Authority is responsible for providing the Minister OMAFRA Director with timely information in relation to any matter the administration and enforcement of the Designated Legislation as requested by the Minister Director (including information required by the Director for the Minister) and shall also provide the information identified in the Information SharingSharing Protocol attached as Schedule “B”; 12) The Administrative Authority is responsible for developing, maintaining and making publicly available on its website up-to-date written policies and procedures regarding service standards for licensing applications. 13j) When able and appropriate, the Administrative Authority shall coordinate its enforcement activities in relation to the investigation of serious incidents with the enforcement activities of other provincial and federal enforcement authorities.; 14k) When engaged by the Minister, in accordance with subsection 5.1(3clause 5.1(b) and (g), the Administrative Authority shall participate in: a) the policy development process; bi) coordinating public and stakeholder communications regarding any proposed legislative, regulatory or policy changes, ; and cii) the development of communication strategies for critical or on-going issues; l) The Administrative Authority shall, participate in emergency response preparedness and measures related to its administration and enforcement of the Designated Legislation as directed by the Minister, the Solicitor General, including but not limited to: i) providing information required for emergency response purposes including producer and transporter location and numbers; ii) participating in emergency response preparedness training and practice exercises; and iii) carrying out emergency measures in situations where monitoring and control in relation to dairy cattle will assist in the overall emergency response. 15m) I The Administrative Authority shall take all necessary shall, provide services related to the delegated administration and advisable steps to ensure compliance with the power that has been exercisedenforcement in English and in French. 16n) The Administrative Authority shall take all reasonable measures and make all reasonable plans post to provide services in Frenchtheir public facing website, subject to the limits that are reasonable in the circumstances and to any exemptions that may be provided for in the SCSAA. 17) The a description of their role as a Delegated Administrative Authority shall consult with in administering and enforcing the Minister if: a) an Advisory Committee has expressed a concern in writing with a proposed Board action that the Committee believes would infringe on fundamental religious bereavement practices of recognized faith groups; b) those concerns have been shared with and Registrar; and c) those concerns have been tabled with the Board and the Board is, notwithstanding those concerns, proposing to proceed with a particular action. In these circumstances, before proceeding with the particular action, the Board shall give the Minister notice of the proposed action a minimum of 60 days before the proposed action is to take effect. The notice shall be accompanied by any written feedback from the Advisory Committees on the proposed action. The Minister may request a delay in proceeding with the proposed action in order to determine whether the concerns raised by one or more of the Advisory Committees have been considered and accommodated to the extent possible. The Minister will provide the Administrative Authority with written confirmation of the receipt of notice. The Minister's confirmation will include a proposed timeline for the Minister's responsedesignated legislation. 18) If the Minister delegates, in writing, to the Administrative Authority the power to make some or all of the regulations under section 112 of the Act, subject to the approval of the Minister, the Board shall make the regulations in accordance with the consultation process and criteria attached as Schedule C .

The Administrative Authority. ‌ 1) The Administrative Authority shall, in accordance with subsection 7(1) of the SCSAA, administer its Designated Legislation designated legislation in accordance with law, the SCSAA, the Designated Legislation Act and this Agreement. 2) The Administrative Authority shall, in accordance with subsection 4(3) of the SCSAA, comply with the principles of maintaining a fair, safe and informed marketplace and promoting the protection of the public interest. 3) The Administrative Authority, through the Chair, shall ensure that the Board is aware of the terms of this Agreement. 4) The Administrative Authority is responsible for ensuring that it has adequate resources, including financial resources, to comply with this Agreement, the SCSAA, the Designated LegislationAct, and other applicable law, and for acting in accordance with the business plan that it has provided to the Minister under clause 7(1)(a8(1)(a) of this Agreement. 5) The Administrative Authority is responsible for developing and maintaining corporate by-laws and shall make such by-laws available on its website within 30 thirty (30) days after the by-laws are passed by the Board. 6) The Administrative Authority is responsible for developing and maintaining an up-to-date written policies and procedures manual for each functional area of its business. 7) If the Minister appoints the Chair pursuant to subsection 8(5.2) of the SCSAA, the Administrative Authority is responsible for developing, maintaining and making publicly available on its website up-to-date written procurement policies and procedures that comply with the Ontario Public Service Procurement Directive. If the Minister does not appoint the Chair, the Administrative Authority is responsible for developing, maintaining and making publicly available on its website, up-to-date written procurement policies and procedures in keeping with the spirit and principles of the most recent Ontario Public Service Procurement Directive to ensure that goods and services, including consulting services and information technology are acquired through a process that is fair, open and transparent. 8) The Administrative Authority is responsible for developing, maintaining and making publicly available on its website up-to-date written travel, meal and hospitality expenses policies and procedures in keeping with the spirit and principles of the most recent Ontario Public Service Travel, Meal and Hospitality Expenses Directive in order to set out principles for the reimbursement of expenses to ensure fair and reasonable practices, and to provide a framework of accountability to guide the effective oversight of resources in the reimbursement of expenses. 9) The Administrative Authority is responsible for developing and maintaining appropriate performance measurements, governance, and financial management processes with sound internal controls to conduct thethe Administrative Authority’s operations effectively and efficiently. 10) The Administrative Authority is responsible for developing, maintaining and making publicly available on its website up-to-date written policies and procedures for responding to and assisting in the resolution of consumer and other complaints received by the Administrative Authority related to its administration of the Designated LegislationAct. 11) The Administrative Authority is responsible for providing the Minister with timely information in relation to any matter requested by the Minister and shall also provide the information identified in the Information SharingSharing Protocol attached as Schedule “B”. 12) The Administrative Authority is responsible for developing, maintaining and making publicly available on its website up-to-date written policies and procedures regarding service standards for licensing applications. 13) When able and appropriate, the Administrative Authority shall coordinate its enforcement activities in relation to the investigation of serious incidents with the enforcement activities of other provincial and federal enforcement authorities. 14) When engaged by the Minister, in accordance with subsection 5.1(3), the Administrative Authority shall participate in: a) the policy development process; b) coordinating public and stakeholder communications regarding any proposed legislative, regulatory or policy changes, and c) the development of communication strategies for critical or on-going issues. 15) I If the Minister exercises any of the Minister’s powers under the SCSAA, the Administrative Authority shall take all necessary and advisable steps to ensure compliance with the power that has been exercised. 16) The Administrative Authority shall take all reasonable measures and make all reasonable plans to provide ensure that persons may communicate with, and receive available services from, the Administrative Authority in French, subject to the limits that are reasonable in the circumstances and to any exemptions that may be provided for in the SCSAA. 17) The Administrative Authority shall consult with the Minister if: a) an Advisory Committee has expressed a concern in writing with a proposed Board action that the Committee believes would infringe on fundamental religious bereavement practices of recognized faith groups; b) those concerns have been shared with and Registrar; and c) those concerns have been tabled with the Board and the Board is, notwithstanding those concerns, proposing to proceed with a particular action. In these circumstances, before proceeding with the particular action, the Board shall give the Minister notice of the proposed action a minimum of 60 days before the proposed action is to take effect. The notice shall be accompanied by any written feedback from the Advisory Committees on the proposed action. The Minister may request a delay in proceeding with the proposed action in order to determine whether the concerns raised by one or more of the Advisory Committees have been considered and accommodated to the extent possible. The Minister will provide the Administrative Authority with written confirmation of the receipt of notice. The Minister's confirmation will include a proposed timeline for the Minister's response. 18) If the Minister delegates, in writing, to the Administrative Authority the power to make some or all of the regulations under section 112 of the Act, subject to the approval of the Minister, the Board shall make the regulations in accordance with the consultation process and criteria attached as Schedule C .