Courses

Virtual Session

The Principles of Administrative Justice (FOAJ)

Details

Dates: May 5, 6, 8, 9

Time: 8:30 AM – Noon on each day
Cost: $950 for members and $1000 for non-members 

Registration closes April 25, 2025

Course Description:  Principles of Administrative Justice (POAJ) is an introductory or refresher course for administrative decision-makers, investigators, staff, and advocates. Administrative decision-makers prepare and deliver this course. Our goal is to provide a better understanding of the broader roles and responsibilities of administrative decision-makers and the tribunal and administrative law processes.

The course intends to:

• Provide a better understanding of the broader roles and responsibilities of administrative decision-makers and tribunal and administrative law processes.

• Create a solid foundation for the work using the four key principles of fairness. 

• Introduce five significant aspects of the work, namely: conducting processes and hearings, admitting and weighing evidence, interpreting legislation, decision-making, and decision-writing.

After this course, learners will be able to:

• Describe administrative law and the various roles within it.

• Diagnose ethical concerns for administrative decision-makers and apply common tools to resolve them.

• Enhance procedural fairness using the four key principles of fairness.

• Implement basic steps to prepare for and participate in a fair hearing.

• Explain the basic principles of evidence.

• Describe the modern method of interpreting legislation.

• Practice decision-making using the Foundation’s decision-making model.

• Describe basic techniques for solid decision-writing.

Questions?
Contact the AAA at membership@assessor.ab.ca.    

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