What is the test for quashing an adjudicator's decision?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Quigley v. British Columbia (Superintendent of Motor Vehicles) et al., 2004 BCSC 200 (CanLII):

Applying the “patently unreasonable” standard, the court must find there is no evidence to support an adjudicator’s decision before it may be quashed, according to Siemens v. British Columbia (Superintendent of Motor Vehicles), [1997] B.C.J. No. 2596 (S.C.).

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