Newfoundland Telephone Co v Newfoundland (Board of Commissioners of Public Utilities)
Newfoundland Telephone Co v Newfoundland (Board of Commissioners of Public Utilities), [1992] 1 SCR 623 is a Canadian administrative law case decided by the Supreme Court of Canada concerning the reasonable apprehension of bias. The Court held that the standard of bias may vary depending on the function of the administrative body. Those bodies that are primarily adjudicative in nature will be held to a stricter standard than administrative boards whose roles resemble legislatures.
Newfoundland Telephone Co v Newfoundland (Board of Commissioners of Public Utilities)
Newfoundland Telephone Co v Newfoundland (Board of Commissioners of Public Utilities), [1992] 1 SCR 623 is a Canadian administrative law case decided by the Supreme Court of Canada concerning the reasonable apprehension of bias. The Court held that the standard of bias may vary depending on the function of the administrative body. Those bodies that are primarily adjudicative in nature will be held to a stricter standard than administrative boards whose roles resemble legislatures.
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35,270,623
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case-name
Newfoundland Telephone Co v Newfoundland
citations
[1992] 1 SCR 623, 89 DLR 289, 95 Nfld & PEIR 271, 1992 CanLII 84
decided-date
1992-03-05
Docket
full-case-name
Newfoundland Telephone Company Limited v. The Board of Commissioners of Public Utilities
heard-date
1991-11-07
history
On appeal from the Court of Appeal for Newfoundland
LawsApplied
Public Utilities Act, RSN 1970, c 322
NotParticipating
Lamer C.J.C. and Stevenson J.
ruling
Appeal allowed
Unanimous
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Newfoundland Telephone Co v Newfoundland (Board of Commissioners of Public Utilities)
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