What is the current state of the law on costs for an administrative decision-maker?

Nova Scotia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Halifax (Regional Municipality) v. Nova Scotia (Human Rights Commission), 2015 NSSC 118 (CanLII):

Ignoring for the moment my opinion that exemption from the ordinary practice on costs for an administrative decision-maker is only for cases of partial participation to defend jurisdiction, procedural unfairness is a well-established ground for costs: Pink v. Davis, 2011 NSSC 237, at para. 109.

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