What is the test for giving reasons for preferring or rejecting evidence?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Giesbrecht v. British Columbia (Superintendent of Motor Vehicles), 2011 BCSC 506 (CanLII):
As set out in Hanson v. British Columbia (Superintendent of Motor Vehicles), 2006 BCSC 210, at para. 17: The case authorities are clear that the Adjudicator is not required to give reasons for preferring or rejecting evidence (Wanless v. British Columbia (Superintendent of Motor Vehicles) 2000 BCSC 1152). It is sufficient if the reasoning process is apparent from the decision and there is some evidentiary basis for all essential findings (Hegelsen v. British Columbia (Superintendent of Motor Vehicles) 2002 BCSC 1391).
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