Introduction

During 2002, the British Columbia Expropriation Compensation Board worked on a proposal for reform of the Expropriation Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 125. The objective was to provide alternative dispute resolution procedures.

A paper on this subject was presented to the annual conference of the British Columbia Expropriation Association on October 26, 2002. The paper was titled, "New Directions for the Board in Case Management and Early Dispute Resolution". It contained several Appendices, consisting of an April 19, 2002 letter to the B.C.E.A., three sub-committee reports and a schedule of recommended legislative changes.

Shortly thereafter, on November 7, 2002, the Board produced a shorter version of the paper (excluding some of the Appendices) which was posted on the Board's website. As of that date, the Board sought comments from anyone interested in the proposal. The deadline for comments was November 30, 2002.

Although legislative amendments were enacted in 2003 to give the Board mediation powers, those amendments were never brought into force. On October 19, 2004, the B.C. Legislature approved a government bill to abolish the Expropriation Compensation Board and transfer most of its functions to the B.C. Supreme Court. As of the present time, October 2004, the Board's operations are being wound up.

Both versions of the 2002 paper have been published on The Expropriation Law Centre and will be maintained here indefinitely for reference purposes.

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