What is the difference between a full and true privative clause in workers’ compensation legislation of other provinces?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Unen v. Workers' Compensation Board, 1999 CanLII 1486 (BC SC):
Kindred provisions in the workers’ compensation legislation of other provinces have been called “full” or “true” privative clauses: Pasiechnyk v. Saskatchewan (Workers’ Compensation Board) (1997), 1997 CanLII 316 (SCC), 149 D.L.R. (4th) 577 (S.C.C.) at para. 17.
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