Can a decision about extending time for a human rights complaint be reviewed for reasonableness?

Nova Scotia, Canada


The following excerpt is from ExxonMobil Canada Ltd. v. Carpenter, 2011 NSSC 445 (CanLII):

A decision about extending time for a human rights complaint was held to be reviewable for reasonableness in Canada Revenue Agency v. McConnell, 2009 FC 851 (F.C.C.). The legislation applicable in that case provided a generalized discretion without the limits imposed in our legislation.

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