Johnson v. Superintendent of Motor Vehicles,

• Jurisdiction: British Columbia
• Judge: Wong, J.
• Neutral Citation: 2002 BCSC 89
• Date: 21 January 2002
• Court: Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)

Johnson v. Superintendent, [2002] B.C.T.C. 89 (SC)

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Temp. Cite: [2002] B.C.T.C. TBEd. FE.055

Leslie John Johnson (petitioner) v. The Superintendent of Motor Vehicles and The Attorney General of British Columbia (respondents)

(S062247; 2002 BCSC 89)

Indexed As: Johnson v. Superintendent of Motor Vehicles (B.C.) et al.

British Columbia Supreme Court

New Westminster

Wong, J.

January 21, 2002.

Summary:

This headnote contains no summary.

Administrative Law - Topic 2100.1

Natural justice - Constitution of board or tribunal (considerations incl. bias) - Evidence and proof - See paragraphs 9 to 56.

Motor Vehicles - Topic 7225.3

Licensing and regulation of drivers - Licence - Suspension of - Summary suspension - See paragraphs 9 to 56.

Motor Vehicles - Topic 7240

Licensing and regulation of drivers - Licence - Suspension of - Appeals and judicial review - See paragraphs 9 to 56.

Cases Noticed:

Buhlers v. Superintendent of Motor Vehicles (B.C.) et al. (1999), 119 B.C.A.C. 207; 194 W.A.C. 207; 170 D.L.R.(4th) 344 (C.A.), leave to appeal dismissed (2000), 253 N.R. 397; 140 B.C.A.C. 320; 229 W.A.C. 320 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 9].

Larose v. Superintendent of Motor Vehicles (B.C.) et al., [2000] B.C.T.C. 135 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 11].

Buhlers v. Superintendent of Motor Vehicles (B.C.) et al., [1998] B.C.T.C. Uned. 242; 50 B.C.L.R.(3d) 369 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 12].

Selig v. Registrar of Motor Vehicles (N.S.) (1996), 155 N.S.R.(2d) 38; 457 A.P.R. 38; 141 D.L.R.(4th) 462 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 12].

White et al. v. Registrar of Motor Vehicles (N.S.) (1996), 147 N.S.R.(2d) 259; 426 A.P.R. 259; 20 M.V.R.(3d) 192 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 12].

R. v. Wholesale Travel Group Inc. and Chedore, [1991] 3 S.C.R. 154; 130 N.R. 1; 49 O.A.C. 161; 84 D.L.R.(4th) 161, refd to. [para. 13].

Wanless v. Superintendent of Motor Vehicles (B.C.) et al., [2000] B.C.T.C. 535 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 14].

Child and Family Services of Winnipeg Central v. K.L.W. et al. (2000), 260 N.R. 203; 150 Man.R.(2d) 161; 230 W.A.C. 161 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 14].

Blencoe v. Human Rights Commission (B.C.) et al., [2000] 2 S.C.R. 307; 260 N.R. 1; 141 B.C.A.C. 161; 231 W.A.C. 161, refd to. [para. 14].

Lawson v. British Columbia (Solicitor General) et al. (1990), 65 D.L.R.(4th) 537 (B.C.S.C.), affd. (1992), 8 B.C.A.C. 211; 17 W.A.C. 211; 88 D.L.R.(4th) 533 (C.A.), leave to appeal dismissed (1992), 142 N.R. 155; 16 B.C.A.C. 82; 28 W.A.C. 82; 70 B.C.L.R.(2d) xxxiii (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 15].

Pushpanathan v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), [1998] 1 S.C.R. 982, addendum [1998] 1 S.C.R. 1222; 226 N.R. 201; 160 D.L.R.(4th) 193, refd to. [para. 17].

Pasiechnyk et al. v. Procrane Inc. et al., [1997] 2 S.C.R. 890; 216 N.R. 1; 158 Sask.R. 81; 153 W.A.C. 81, refd to. [para. 17].

Pasiechnyk v. Workers' Compensation Board (Sask.) - see Pasiechnyk et al. v. Procrane Inc. et al.

Board of Education of Toronto v. Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation District 15 et al., [1997] 1 S.C.R. 487; 208 N.R. 245; 98 O.A.C. 241; 144 D.L.R.(4th) 385, refd to. [para. 18].

McConnell, Hopkinson, Wilson and Benjamin v. Douglas Aircraft Co. of Canada Ltd. and O'Shea, [1980] 1 S.C.R. 245; 29 N.R. 109, refd to. [para. 18].

Planet Development Corp. and Lester (W.W.) (1978) Ltd. v. United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry in the United States and Canada, Local 740, [1990] 3 S.C.R. 644; 123 N.R. 241; 88 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 15; 274 A.P.R. 15, refd to. [para. 18].

Siemens v. Superintendent of Motor Vehicles (B.C.), [1997] B.C.T.C. Uned. G58 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 19].

Nylen v. Superintendent of Motor Vehicles (B.C.) et al., [2000] B.C.T.C. Uned. 636 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 19].

Thompson v. Superintendent of Motor Vehicles (B.C.) et al., [2000] B.C.T.C. Uned. 617 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 19].

McInnes v. Simon Fraser University (1982), 140 D.L.R.(3d) 694 (B.C.S.C.), affd. (1984), 3 D.L.R.(4th) 708 (B.C.C.A.), refd to. [para. 20].

Fowler et al. v. Superintendent of Motor Vehicles (B.C.) et al., [1999] B.C.T.C. 2 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 20].

Mooring v. National Parole Board et al., [1996] 1 S.C.R. 75; 192 N.R. 161; 70 B.C.A.C. 1; 115 W.A.C. 1; 33 C.R.R.(2d) 189, refd to. [para. 24].

Q.E.X. Electromagnetic Inc., Re, [1990] B.C.J. No. 1161 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 26].

Adams v. Workers' Compensation Board (B.C.) (1989), 42 B.C.L.R.(2d) 228 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 27].

Omineca Enterprises Ltd. v. British Columbia (Minister of Forests) et al. (1993), 37 B.C.A.C. 123; 60 W.A.C. 123; 85 B.C.L.R.(2d) 85 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 28].

Bennett et al. v. British Columbia Securities Commission (1992), 18 B.C.A.C. 191; 31 W.A.C. 191; 94 D.L.R.(4th) 339 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 28].

Willock v. Superintendent of Motor Vehicles (B.C.), [2000] B.C.T.C. 358 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 30].

Hlynsky v. Approving Officer (West Vancouver) (1989), 37 B.C.L.R.(2d) 79 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 38].

Andres Wines (B.C.) Ltd. v. British Columbia Marketing Board (1987), 41 D.L.R.(4th) 368 (B.C.S.C.), refd to. [para. 38].

Dennis v. Superintendent of Motor Vehicles (B.C.) (2000), 146 B.C.A.C. 73; 239 W.A.C. 73 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 43].

Kane v. Board of Governors of the University of British Columbia, [1980] 1 S.C.R. 1105; 31 N.R. 214; [1980] 3 W.W.R. 125, refd to. [para. 43].

Kanda v. Government of the Federation of Malaya, [1962] A.C. 322 (P.C.), refd to. [para. 43].

Consolidated-Bathurst Packaging Ltd. v. International Woodworkers of America, Local 2-69 and Labour Relations Board (Ont.), [1990] 1 S.C.R. 282; 105 N.R. 161; 38 O.A.C. 321; 68 D.L.R.(4th) 524, refd to. [para. 47].

Vaillancourt v. Superintendent of Motor Vehicles (B.C.) et al., [2001] B.C.T.C. Uned. 488 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 47].

Ellis-Don Ltd. v. Labour Relations Board (Ont.) et al. (2001), 265 N.R. 2; 140 O.A.C. 201 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 48].

Statutes Noticed:

Motor Vehicle Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 318, sect. 94.5(1) [para. 22].

Counsel:

P.N. Scarisbrick, for the petitioner;

R.C. Mullett, for the respondents.

This application was heard on September 14 and 21, 2001, at New Westminster and Vancouver, British Columbia, before Wong, J., of the British Columbia Supreme Court, who delivered the following reasons for judgment on January 21, 2002.

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