Publications

Responsible Energy Development Act

Description

The Responsible Energy Development Act (REDA) was proclaimed in part on June 17, 2013. Further parts of REDA were proclaimed on November 6, 2013 and March 29, 2014. After the Act was proclaimed, the AER became the single regulator for upstream oil, gas, oil sands and coal projects in Alberta. The AER is responsible for regulating energy resource developments under the specified enactments (Public Lands Act, Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act, Water Act and Part 8 of the Mines and Minerals Act) from initial application to reclamation. The Act also creates a registry for landowners to register private surface agreements and ensure companies comply with commitments set out in the agreements. The Act defines the Regulator's governance structure which separates corporate, operational, and governance responsibilities from adjudicative functions (i.e., hearings on energy applications). With respect to Crown consultation with aboriginal peoples, REDA precludes the AER from assessing the adequacy of Crown consultation associated with the rights of aboriginal peoples as recognized and affirmed under Part II of the Constitution Act, 1982 (Section 21).

Updated

March 1, 2023

Tags
legislation law

Title and publication information

Frequency

Once

Publisher / Creator Information

Publisher

King's Printer

Place of Publication

Edmonton

Resource Dates

Date Created

2023-03-01

Date Added

2017-02-01T16:53:02.206864

Date Modified

2023-03-01

Date Issued

2023-03-01

Identifiers

ISBN (print)

9780779840724

Usage / Licence

Contact

Contact Name

Alberta King's Printer

Contact Email

kings-printer@gov.ab.ca

Contact Other

780-427-4952