Can an administrative policy governing the employment of public sector employees be reviewed on a standard of reasonableness?
Canada (Federal), Canada
The following excerpt is from Canada (Attorney General) v. Bearss, 2010 FC 299 (CanLII):
Interpretation of administrative policies governing the employment of public sector employees has been recently held to be reviewable on a standard of reasonableness: Spencer v. Canada (Attorney General), 2010 FC 33, per Justice Near at paragraph 23.
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