Section 1 definition of "Agreement" BEFORE amended by 2020-14-66, effective July 1, 2017 [retro from August 14, 2020 (Royal Assent)].
"Agreement" means the Agreement on Internal Trade, signed in 1994 by the governments of Canada, the provinces, Yukon and the Northwest Territories, as amended from time to time;
Section 2 BEFORE amended by 2020-14-67, effective July 1, 2017 [retro from August 14, 2020 (Royal Assent)].
Approved measures
2 An applicable BC regulator must not propose or apply, in relation to an occupation or an application for certification in relation to an occupation, a measure that constitutes an inconsistent measure referred to in paragraph 1 of Article 708 of the Agreement, unless that measure is approved by both the minister charged with administration of this Act and the minister responsible for the Act under which the occupation is or may be regulated.
Section 4 (2) (b) BEFORE amended by 2012-18-77, effective May 31, 2012 (Royal Assent).
(b) if, after completing all of the administrative review and appeal processes referred to in paragraph (a), the worker alleges that the decision reached in respect of his or her application is not in accordance with this Act and Chapter Seven of the Agreement, the worker may, within 60 days after being notified of the decision and despite any enactment to the contrary, refer the decision to the Supreme Court for review.
Section 8 BEFORE re-enacted by 2020-14-68, effective July 1, 2017 [retro from August 14, 2020 (Royal Assent)].
Prohibition on private cause of action
8 (1) Subject to subsection (2), no legal proceeding lies or may be brought or continued against the government or another person to enforce or determine a right or obligation that is claimed or arises solely under the Agreement.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a proceeding that is contemplated by Chapter Seventeen of the Agreement.