1. Types
    1. Regulation/Rules: legally binding requirement, power must be expressly granted under statute
    2. Soft Law: not legally binding, doesn't have to be expressly provided for in statute
  2. Why Delegate
    1. Expertise
    2. Time
    3. Information
    4. Consistency
    5. Flexibility
  3. Risks
    1. Principal-Agent
      1. Legislature vs. Rule Maker
      2. Public vs. Legislature
      3. Judge vs. Public
  4. Controlling the Risks
    1. Structuring the Discretion
      1. Depends on Control and/or Trust re Party
      2. Indirectly Control by choice of body delegated to or resources given to it
    2. Legislative Oversight
      1. None for soft law
      2. Committees
        1. Problems
    3. Judicial Review
      1. Regulation/Rules
        1. Substantive review whether within grant of power
        2. Thorne’s Hardware Ltd v. The Queen
          1. Thorne's Hardware.doc
        3. Enbridge & Union Gas v. Ontario Energy Board
          1. Enbridge Gas v Ontario (Energy Board).doc
      2. Soft Law only if fettering
      3. Problems
    4. Process Requirements