SPOTLIGHT ON INQUIRIES, INVESTIGATIONS, AND INSPECTIONS
Practical Advice for Running Effective Public Inquiries
Ronda Bessner
Adjudicator
Consent & Capacity Board
- Why are public inquiries created and how are they different from civil and criminal trials?
- Types of public inquiries
- The role of the commissioner, commission counsel and other members of the commission team
- Rules of evidence at a public inquiry
- The role of counsel for parties with standing at a public inquiry
- Writing the public inquiry report and drafting the recommendations
- Measuring the success of a public inquiry