Motion to strike portions of statutory intervener's factum partially granted to remove an impermissible request.
The appellant police officer brought a motion to strike portions of a factum delivered by the Independent Police Review Director (OIPRD), acting as a statutory intervener in her disciplinary appeal.
The appellant argued the OIPRD overstepped its permissible boundaries by making submissions not based on the record and inviting policy considerations.
The Commission held it had jurisdiction to strike portions of a factum under the Statutory Powers Procedure Act to control its own process.
The Commission struck one paragraph that requested an order beyond the OIPRD's mandate, but dismissed the remainder of the motion, finding the other impugned paragraphs were not so obviously irrelevant or inappropriately prejudicial as to justify being struck.