Is an administrative tribunal entitled to costs on a judicial review?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Prokam Enterprises Ltd. v British Columbia Farm Industry Review Board, 2021 BCSC 246 (CanLII):

The general rule is that an administrative tribunal is not entitled to costs on a judicial review: Lang v. British Columbia (Superintendent of Motor Vehicles), 2005 BCCA 244 [Lang].

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