Is an adjudicator's security of tenure, financial security and institutional independence independent?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Samra v. Superintendent of Motor Vehicles, 2001 BCSC 1341 (CanLII):

An adjudicator is said to lack independence when, among other considerations, security of tenure, financial security and institutional independence are found to be insufficient, see Valente v. The Queen (supra).

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