What is the test for assessing the credibility of a witness in an appeal?
Canada (Federal), Canada
The following excerpt is from Jakobovitz v Canada (Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness), 2016 CanLII 90983 (CA IRB):
Because the appeal proceeded on the record alone, I directed the Registrar to explicitly advise the parties that I would assess the credibility of the respondent based on the transcript of her evidence so that they could address this issue in submissions (see Castellon Viera v. M.C.I.[4]).
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