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Fall 2022

Justice Statutes Amendment Act, SA 2022 c20

Amended

  • Interjurisdictional Support Orders Act, SA 2002 cI-3.5
  • The Legislative Assembly Act, RSA 2000 cL-9 2(1)
  • Provincial Court Act, RSA 2000 cP-31
  • Referendum Act, RSA 2000 cR-8.4
  • Sale of Goods Act, RSA 2000 cS-2
  • Trustee Act, SA 2022 cT-8.1

Summary

The Justice Statues Amendment Act amended the Legislative Assembly Act, the Provincial Court Act, the Interjurisdictional Support Orders Act, the Referendum Act, the Sale of Goods Act, and the Trustee Act.

  1. Interjurisdictional Support Orders Act: The Act authorizes the courts to accept telephonic or other electronic means of transfer of documents, evidence or information from a party or witness. At first instance, the claimant or the appropriate authority of the reciprocating jurisdiction may present an extra-provincial order or a foreign order to the designated authority in Alberta as an ordinary copy as opposed to a certified copy. However, the designated authority may insist that the claimant or the appropriate authority of the reciprocating jurisdiction provide a certified copy of the extra-provincial order or foreign order.
  2. Legislative Assembly Act: Amendments to the Legislative Assembly Act authorize the Legislative Assembly security personnel to be treated as peace officers under the Criminal Code.
    • The Speaker is responsible for the security of the Legislative Assembly, its committees and Members. The Speaker’s directives in that regard are binding.
    • The Speaker must permit the provision of security services within the legislative precinct to members of the Executive Council by an individual who is not a legislative security officer.
    • The Court may, on application by the Speaker, make an order restraining a person from contravening or continuing to contravene the provisions  of the Act, whether or not a conviction has been adjudged in respect of the contravention.
    • A person who contravenes a provision of the Act is guilty of an offence and liable to a fine of not more than $10 000, or to a term of imprisonment not exceeding six months, or to both. 
  3. Provincial Court Act: The Provincial Court Act authorizes the Lieutenant Governor in Council to make regulations increasing the jurisdictional limit for Provincial Court claims from $50,000 to $200,000.
  4. Referendum Act: The Act clarifies that only constitutional questions require a resolution be made in the legislature.
  5. Sale of Goods Act: The Act amends the Sale of Goods Act to eliminate the requirement that a buyer must keep a record of the kind of vehicle delivering the grain and its licence number to acquire good title to grain.
  6. Trustee Act: The act clarifies that under the Trustee Act, a trust will not fail if there is temporarily no trustee.

In Force: December 15, 2022 (with exceptions)