Ostrowski v. Beef Stabili­zation Board (Sask.) et al., (1991) 92 Sask.R. 191 (QB)

• Judge: MacLeod, J.
• Court: Court of Queen's Bench of Saskatchewan (Canada)
• Case Date: February 01, 1990
• Jurisdiction: Saskatchewan
• Citations: (1991), 92 Sask.R. 191 (QB)

Ostrowski v. Beef Stabili­zation Bd. (1991), 92 Sask.R. 191 (QB)

MLB headnote and full text

Erroll Ostrowski (applicant) v. Appeals Committee of the Saskatchewan Beef Stabilization Board and The Saskatchewan Beef Stabilization Board (respondents)

(No. 1518 A.D. 1989)

Indexed As: Ostrowski v. Beef Stabili­zation Board (Sask.) et al.

Saskatchewan Court of Queen's Bench

Judicial Centre of Regina

MacLeod, J.

February 1, 1991.

Summary:

Ostrowski applied for judicial review of an order of the Appeals Committee of the Saskatchewan Beef Stabilization Board.

The Saskatchewan Court of Queen's Bench dismissed the application.

Administrative Law - Topic 5001

Judicial review - Certiorari - Purpose of - The Saskatchewan Court of Queen's Bench discussed the history and nature of certiorari - See paragraphs 9 to 20.

Administrative Law - Topic 5261

Judicial review - Certiorari - Limitation period - General - Queen's Bench Rule 675(2) prohibited an application for certiorari after the expiration of six months from the date of the judgment or order, without leave of the court - The Saskatchewan Court of Queen's Bench opined that rule 675(2) was ultra vires - See paragraphs 6 to 25.

Administrative Law - Topic 5408

Judicial review - Certiorari - Practice - Application - Time for - [See Adminis­trative Law - Topic 5261 ].

Cases Noticed:

Bassett v. Government of Canada, et al. (1987), 53 Sask.R. 81, folld. [para. 8].

Foy v. Crimes Compensation Board (Sask.) (1985), 41 Sask.R. 70, refd to. [para. 22].

Saskatchewan Construction Labour Rela­tions Council Inc. v. International Union of Operating Engineers, Hoisting, Port­able and Stationary, Local 870, and Hudon (1985), 43 Sask.R. 181, refd to. [para. 22].

United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local 1805 v. Little Borland Ltd. (1986), 48 Sask.R. 291, refd to. [para. 22].

Goertz v. College of Physicians and Sur­geons (Sask.) (1989), 76 Sask.R. 64 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 22].

R. v. Okemaysim (1989), 77 Sask.R. 247, refd to. [para. 22].

Statutes Noticed:

Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46, sect. 776 [para. 16].

Laws Continuance Act 1739-40, 13 George II, c. 18 [paras. 8, 12, 16-17].

Queen's Bench Act, R.S.S. 1978, c. Q-1, sect. 89 [para. 20].

Rules of Court (Sask.), Queen's Bench Rules, rule 675 [para. 6]; rule 675(2) [paras. 7-8, 23-24].

Authors and Works Noticed:

Bell and Hoyles, Forms of Procedure and Practice (1911), p. 823 [para. 9, Footnote 1].

Law Reform Commission of Saskatch-ewan, Report on the Status of English Statute Law in Saskatchewan (Feb. 1990), pp. 242 [para. 18]; 244 [para. 20].

Whitely, S.T., Jurisdiction in Criminal Law (1985), p. 158 [para. 13].

Counsel:

Pab Chetty, for the applicant;

Brad Hunter, for The Saskatchewan Beef Stabilization Board;

Tim Keene, for the Appeals Committee.

This application was heard before Mac­Leod, J., of the Saskatchewan Court of Queen's Bench, Judicial Centre of Regina, whose decision was delivered on February 1, 1990.