What is the definition of a "discretionary decision" under section 58(3) of the ATA?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Berezowski v. British Columbia (Residential Tenancy Branch), 2014 BCSC 363 (CanLII):
While section 58(3) of the ATA sets out when a discretionary decision will be patently unreasonable, the definition of patently unreasonable with respect to decisions of fact or law is also dictated by the common law: Manz v. Sundher, 2009 BCCA 92 at para. 36.
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