What is the threshold for a complaint of sexual assault to proceed to a hearing?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Ryane v. BC Ministry of Justice and others, 2019 BCHRT 148 (CanLII):
The threshold for a complaint to proceed to a hearing is low; a complainant need only show that the evidence takes the case out of the realm of conjecture: Workers' Compensation Appeal Tribunal v. Hill, 2011 BCCA 49 at para. 27.
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