How has Housen been applied in the administrative law context?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Langtry Industries Ltd. v. British Columbia (Human Rights Tribunal), 2009 BCSC 1091 (CanLII):
Housen was applied in the administrative law context, prior to the ATA coming into force, in Bartman v. Twohey et al., 2004 BCSC 1211, [2004] B.C.J. No. 1896. Following an examination of the principles emanating from Housen, outlined above, Mr. Justice Holmes concluded there was no reason “to depart from the view that the courts will accord a human rights tribunal considerable deference with respect to its fact finding role…”: at para. 34.
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