What is the test for dismissing an application pursuant to section 27(1)(c)?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Shields v. The Bunkhouse Bar and Grill, 2015 BCHRT 192 (CanLII):

On an application to dismiss pursuant to s. 27(1)(c), the Tribunal determines after considering all the material before it, whether there is no reasonable prospect that the complaint will succeed. (See: Stonehouse v. Elk Valley Coal (No. 2), 2007 BCHRT 305; Bell v. Dr. Sherk and others, 2003 BCHRT 63, para. 28).

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