What are the costs of an administrative tribunal?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Linares v. British Columbia (Superintendent of Motor Vehicles), 2014 BCSC 1014 (CanLII):
Generally, an administrative tribunal is not entitled to nor obliged to pay costs: Lang v. British Columbia (Superintendent of Motor Vehicles, 2005 BCCA 244, at paras. 46-47. This case is not exceptional. Accordingly, there will be no costs to either party. “Verhoeven J.”
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