Can a self-represented applicant amend the Assessment Questions?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Beach v Assessor of Area #01 - Capital, 2021 BCSC 1770 (CanLII):

I note that in Kelt v. British Columbia (Assessor of Area No. 4 - Central Vancouver Island), 2015 BCSC 1475, Dorgan J. observed that while the court has no jurisdiction to amend the questions as stated, it “should strive to interpret the questions charitably and persuasively before providing an answer, particularly where the appellants are self-represented” (at para. 32). In addition, the court may also rely on the parties’ submissions to clarify the questions and as a last resort, the court may remit the stated case back to the Board for amendment. In my view, those principles apply equally here as the applicant is self-represented.

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