First, maybe the most important detail about disputing an IRP is that you only have seven days to dispute it. That is not a lot of time and the seven days includes the weekend. You do not have seven business days to dispute the IRP.
When an IRP is filed in dispute, two things can happen. The first is that a hearing will be booked. The hearing can either be an oral hearing or a written hearing. The second is that you may receive a copy of the police disclosure.
At an oral hearing, oral submissions can be made about why the IRP should be revoked. An adjudicator will listen to what you have to say and also consider the information included in the police disclosure. You can also send in written submissions for an oral hearing.
For a written hearing, arguments and submission are sent in writing to the adjudicator at RoadSafetyBC. You cannot make oral submissions for a written hearing. The adjudicator will consider the written submissions from both the party who was given the IRP and the disclosure submitted by the police officer.
Oral hearings are available for dispute IRPs that have driving prohibitions that are 30 days or 90 days in length. An IRP with a 3 day or 7 day driving prohibition can only have written reviews, oral hearings are not available.
As mentioned, the second thing that happens when you dispute an IRP is that you may be given a copy of the disclosure from the police officer that was submitted for the IRP. The police disclosure is all in written format and it is usually approximately 12 to 20 pages in length.