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