BC Court of Appeal Reasons for Decision

The Joint Industry Electricity Steering Committee and the GSX Concerned Citizens Coalition, British Columbia Sustainable Energy Association and Society Promoting Environmental Conservation brought applications under s. 9(6) of the Court of Appeal Act to review the order of a chambers judge dismissing leave to appeal from orders made by the B.C. Utilities Commission concerning the application to approve an Energy Purchasing Agreement entered into between BC Hydro and Duke Point Power Limited Partnership. The applications were allowed to the extent that the order of the chambers judge is varied by granting leave on the issue of disclosure of confidential information, for the reasons given by Rowles and Levine JJ.A.; Hall J.A. dissenting. The review application is otherwise dismissed for the reasons given by Hall J.A., Levine J.A. concurring; Rowles J.A. dissenting.

BC Court of Appeal Reasons for Decision