Third Party: Forest Practices Board
APPEAL NO. 1998-FOR-09

The appeal issue was whether there can be a finding of multiple contraventions for the same act due to the operation of law (e.g., where a contravention of a regulation is also automatically a contravention of the Act). The FAC confirmed its past rulings that this does not constitute “double punishment” and does not create an unfairness provided that a single penalty is assessed for the single legal prohibition.

Appeal dismissed.