Can a member of a judicial or quasi-judicial tribunal be held absolute immunity from action for comments made in a decision made pursuant to a statutory duty imposed on the tribunal?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Stark v. Auerbach, 1979 CanLII 282 (BC SC):
I respectfully agree with the reasoning of Munroe J. in Perry v. Heatherington, supra, that public policy and convenience require that absolute immunity be extended to members of a judicial or quasi-judicial tribunal from action for any statement appearing in a decision made pursuant to a statutory duty imposed on the tribunal.
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