What are the purposes of s. 27(1)(d)(ii) of the BC Human Rights Code?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Citizens for Safe Technology Society obo others v. B.C. Hydro and Power Authority (No. 3), 2014 BCHRT 211 (CanLII):
The purposes of the Code in s. 27(1)(d)(ii) go beyond the individual rights of a complainant and respondent and include several public policy purposes including the efficiency and responsiveness of the human rights system and the expense and time involved in processing the complaint to a hearing: Dar Santos v. University of British Columbia, 2003 BCHRT 73.
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