A father in persistent arrears of a child support order (“G.B.I.”) was unsuccessful in his application for judicial review of a decision by the Director of Maintenance Enforcement (the “Director”), suspending his passport. G.B.I. was also unsuccessful in seeking an order in the nature of mandamus directing the Director to request termination of the licence denial application that was outstanding against him.
Administrative law – Decisions of administrative tribunals – Family Maintenance Enforcement – Suspension of licence for arrears – Judicial review – Compliance with legislation – Jurisdiction – Standard of review – Reasonableness simpliciter G.B.I. v. British Columbia (Director of Maintenance Enforcement), [2005] B.C.J. No. 1753, British Columbia Supreme Court, August 4, 2005, Ralph J. In 1998, ...