Showing posts with label Tribunal president. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tribunal president. Show all posts

Thursday, 22 August 2013

Independence of Administrative Decision-Makers: No Protection from Independent Inquiries

The head of Québec's Régie du logement was accused several years ago of playing fast and loose with statistics. He is alleged to have ordered that more recent cases be treated more quickly -- to the detriment of older files in the system -- in order to show the authority's performance in a better light.

In Harvey c. Conseil de la justice administrative, 2013 QCCS 3253, he argued unsuccessfully that the principle of judicial independence should protect him from a formal investigation by the Conseil de la justice administrative.