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Inspection station and mechanic licences revoked for issuing falsified structural inspection certificates; $1,000 costs ordered.
The appellants appealed a proposal by the Director of Vehicle Inspection Standards to refuse to renew their motor vehicle inspection station licence and to revoke the principal's registration as an inspection mechanic.
The appellants failed to attend the hearing.
The Tribunal found that the appellants had issued structural inspection certificates bearing falsified signatures and failed to collect or submit required documentation to verify that vehicles were structurally sound.
The Tribunal directed the Director to carry out the proposals and ordered the appellants to pay $1,000 in costs for acting unreasonably by abandoning the appeal without notice.
The court allowed the appeal and entered an acquittal due to breaches of language rights and trial delay.
The appellant appealed his conviction for speeding on the grounds that his language rights under s. 16(1) of the Charter and his right to a trial within a reasonable time under s. 11(b) of the Charter were infringed.
The trial court failed to provide a French trial on the scheduled date, resulting in an 8-month delay before trial commenced.
The court found breaches of both language rights and the right to trial within a reasonable time due to administrative failures and an inflexible pre-scheduled French trial system.
The appeal was allowed and an acquittal was entered.
