Owners convicted by default of red-light camera offences appealed after court administration changed the location code on their Certificates of Offence from a London code to a Mississauga code without notice.
The court held that, during the in-office default procedure, court administration had no power to amend the location code, whether on the Certificate itself or in ICON.
Applying the "complete and regular on its face" standard, the court found the incorrect code was not mere surplusage because it affected the online payment and search systems and had the potential to mislead or prejudice the appellants in deciding whether to default.
The convictions were struck, the Certificates of Offence were quashed, and the appellants were entitled to refunds of the fines paid.
