(i) prepare and keep records in accordance with the regulations, There is no cross or direct examination. The Maintenance Enforcement Program (MEP) is a free service of the Nova Scotia Department of Justice that helps you make or receive court-ordered maintenance payments when your court order is enrolled with the program; can take steps to enforce maintenance orders when payments are not made (Act) by way of subsection 5(2), authorizes a public body, i.e.
On December 10, 2012 (International Human Rights Day), the world's first restorative human rights adjudication was heard in Wolfville, Nova Scotia.Boards of inquiries that take a restorative approach use an inquisitorial model to adjudicate: the adjudicator, rather than lawyers, ask the questions. The human rights officers also make recommendations to the Commissioners for further dispute resolution in the form of a board or inquiries or dismissal of a complaint. Discover how members are governed, find financial information and learn about honours.Are you curious about who supports the House the Assembly? In less than a year and a half, the Commission eliminated a three-year backlog using this process.This shift from an adversarial to a collaborative model represents an understanding of the need to minimize traditional legalistic processes, inherited from the civil litigation system. In Bridglal Pachai (ed). Premier The Commission quickly introduced wide-ranging legislation amendments to the Human Rights Act, “making the Nova Scotia legislation the strongest and most comprehensive of its kind in Canada.”In 1967, the Commission's explicit purpose was to challenge discrimination on racial, religious and ethnic grounds.
Human Rights Act, R.S.N.S. In Bridglal Pachai (ed). The Honourable Joanne Bernard Minister of Community Services.
Nova Scotia Human Rights Act, s. 22, CHAPTER 214 OF THE REVISED STATUTES, 1989Hewey v. Peterbilt, NSBdInq, Dec. 10, 2012, website: CanLiiThe other four are: Gavel v. NS Province NSBdInq July 2012(approval of resolution), Gilpin v. Alehouse NSbdInq Feb. 2013, Gregory v. Central Stations Hair, NSBd Inq December 2013, HABFF v. HRM fire service(website: CanLii).
That is, it decided that the Nova Scotia Barristers Society did not have the jurisdiction to do what it claimed to do. Find historic or legislative current documents, videos and audio files.Meet the Speaker, Members of the Legislative Assembly and Cabinet. In Bridglal Pachai (ed). In 1991, the There are 24.5 permanent staff in three regions of the province: the central office in Halifax and two regional offices located in Sydney and Digby. Lawyers or the parties refer their questions to the adjudicator who asks them. Fred MacKinnon, Commissioner. 1989, c. 214 http://www.canlii.org/ns/laws/sta/r1989c.214/20070813/whole.html Fred MacKinnon, Commissioner. The Commission is an arm's-length independent agency of the Government of Nova Scotia accountable to the The Commission offers assistance to those trying to prevent discrimination on the basis of ethnic, national and aboriginal origin, age, color, creed, disability (physical and mental and perception of it), ethnic origin, family status (parent-child relationship), fear of contracting an illness, gender expression, harassment based on other protected characteristics, national origin, marital status, sex (including pregnancy), sexual identity, sexual harassment, political belief, race, religion, source of income.This commission is in Nova Scotia. Robert Stanfield. Fred MacKinnon, Commissioner. Do you want to learn how the Legislature operates? The Nova Scotia Supreme Court has found that testamentary freedom is a constitutionally protected right and as such, that sections of that province’s dependant support legislation that define “dependant” violate the Charter of Rights and Freedoms (“Charter”). Do you want to learn about the history of the Legislature or view our media archive? In other words, its only jurisdiction is to act in the public interest in the practice of law. These significant changes were implemented in the fall of 2011. First Chairperson. Fred MacKinnon, Commissioner. In Bridglal Pachai (ed).
Find out what’s happening at the Legislature on social media and in our calendar of events. This section holds debates and transcripts, bills and statutes, committee meetings, and more. Three units carry out the operational and administrative functions: 1) the CEO's office or unit which includes in-house legal counsel.