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NATURAL JUSTICE - Duty of fairness - Procedural fairness

Monday, August 21, 2017 @ 11:41 AM

Appeal by three Band Councillors from the dismissal of their application for judicial review of a decision of the Band's Community Panel removing them as Band Councillors for breach of their Oath of Office. The appellants were properly elected Band Councillors. In September 2016, a petition was presented seeking the removal of the appellants from their positions as Band Councillors. The petition was supported by an employee of the Band and alleged that the appellants advocated for family members to receive housing and/or funding and/or the...

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