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· Correspondence · 08/18/2026
Complainant David Nickerson presses NSEB to reconcile address-disclosure practice with its own Rule 12 confidentiality ruling in Matter M12972
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- Complainant David Nickerson challenged the Nova Scotia Energy Board Chief Clerk's reliance on the "open court principle" to justify disclosure of his civic/mailing address, arguing that general common-law doctrine is not a "statute, regulation, or Board rule" as he specifically requested in prior correspondence.
- Nickerson cited the Board's own Confidentiality ruling under Rule 12 (Document 331913, signed by Board Member Darlene Willcott), which expressly found his address "does not need to be made public" and is "generally of minimal relevance" — directly contradicting the Clerk's position that the address is disclosable under the open court principle.
- The complainant asked the Board to confirm which position governs, whether the Rule 12 ruling has been revisited or reversed, and requested written assurance that his address would not be disclosed while the discrepancy remains unresolved.
- Nickerson also requested that the 15-day complaint-withdrawal deadline be paused pending a substantive answer, and asked the Board to confirm whether his correspondence had been placed before the assigned Board Member — a concern the Chief Clerk addressed, stating all correspondence had been reviewed by the Board Member and responses issued as directed.
- The Complaint Resolution process is currently stalled: NS Power's Regulatory Counsel sought a revised response deadline pending Nickerson's decision on whether to proceed, meaning the underlying billing dispute remains paused while the address-disclosure question is unresolved.
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What was filed
Documents filed on this day
- 103255 Appellant Follow Up to Board re Public Record Letter d. August 13, 2026 (redacted)
- 103256 Board Acknowledgment to Appellants Follow Up re Public Record Letter d. August 13, 2026 (redacted)
- 103257 Appellant Correspondence re 15-Day Deadline and Outstanding Questions (redacted)
- 103258 Board Response to Appellant re 15-Day Deadline and Outstanding Questions (redacted)