Bill 142 (Legislature 16, Session 4)

L16 S4 4973

Alberta — Bills

Rc'udy for Int:oduction MR. SPEAKER: Bill No. r-v("r I : I r'}~::rf'" ';;' rl,... ....... ~- ~ .. .# ~~,. ""UL 142 Mr. Dickie ,... '''') • If ': .. -, ~.", I ~~~. I beg leave to introduce a Bill, being The Law Reform Comm iss ion Act. (Signed) Lev-[:) (i ,- . '. ~Jj-( 1902'2 BILL 142 The Law Reform Commission Act (Assented to , 1971) ----- HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legis lative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. In this Act, (8) "commission" means the Alberta Law Reform Commission established under this Act; (b) "minister" means a member of the Executive Council charged by the Lieutenant Governor in Council with the administration of this Act. 2.

(1) A commission is hereby constituted to be known as the "Alberta Law Reform Commission", consisting of seven members to be appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council on the recommendation of tie minister.

(2) The Lieutenant Governor in Council shall appoint one of the members as chairman of the commission. 3.

(1) The chairman of the commission shall be appointed for a term not exceeding seven years and the remaining members of the commission shall be appointed for term not exceeding three years.

(2) The chairman and each member of the commission may be re-appointed as members of the commission; and the chairman is eligible for re-appointment as the chairman of the commi ssion. 4.

(1) The chairman and the remaining members of the commiss ion shall be paid such remuneration as may be fixed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council.

(2) The chairman and otheE members of the commission may be paid such out-of -pocket expenses incurred by them in the performance of their duties under this Act as may be approved by the minister. 5.

(1) The duties of the commission are to inquire into, review and consider law in all matters relating to the law of the Province of Alberta with a view to making recommenda tions for the improvement, modernization and reform of law, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing (

a) tNe removal of provisions of the law that are obsolete, outdated or inconsistent; ~

b) the maintenance and improvement of the administration of justice; (

c) the review of judicial and quasi-judicial procedures under any ac t ; (

d) the development of nevI approaches to and ne,,, concep,s of law in keeping with and responsive to the changing needs of society and of individual members of that society; and (

e) any subject referred to it by the minister. (

f) undertake, at the request of the Attorney General or pursuant to recommendations of the commission approved by the Attorney General, the examination of particular branches of the law and the formulation, by means of draft bills or otherwise, of proposals for reform therein.

(2) The commission shall report from time to time to the minister and shall make an annual report to the minister on the activities of the commission for each year.

(3) When the commission reviews, considers or inquires into any matter referred to it by the minister, the commission shall make a report to theminister with respect to that matter at the conclusion of the deliberations. 6.

(1) In the performance of its duties, the commission may (

a) institute and direct research of legal nature, as it deems necessary, including studies and research rela ting to the Uws and legal systems and institutuins of other jurisdictions in Canda or elsewhere; (

b) receive and consider any proposals for the reform of the law that may be made or referred to it by any body or person; (

c) in its discretion am with the concurrence of the ministe undertake any study pursuant to its duties as a joint project of the commission and anyone or more other law reforms commissions, agencies or bodies in Canada or elsewhere, and enter into such contractual or other arrangements as it deems necessary for the carry ing out of any such joint project, including arrange ments for the provision of personnel or other resources of the commission to any such commission, agency or body. • •••••• 3

(2) The commission shall include in any program for studies prepared by it any study requested by the minister to which in his opinion, it is desirable in the public interest that special priority should be given by the commission, the commi ssion shall, in determining its priorities for studies in relation to any such program be governed by any request so made to it.

(3) The commission may make by-laws (

a) respecting the calling of meetings of the commission; (

b) respecting the conduct of business at the meetings of the commission and the establishment of commitees of the commission, the delegation of duties to any such committees and the fixing of quorums for meetings of such committees.

(4) For the facility of the performance of its duties and of the exercise of its powers provided for in subsections (1) and (2), the commission may (

a) hire such employees as may be necessary for these pur- pose; and (

b) on a temporary basis or for specific projects, engage the services of persons having technical or s~cializec knowledge of any matter relating to the work of the commission, to advise and assist the commission in the performance of its duties under this Act; and, with the approval of the minister, may fix and pay the remuneration and expenses of such persons. 7. All expenditures required for the establishement and operation of the Commission shall be paid out of the moneys appropriated by the Legislature for the purpose of this Act. 8. This Act comes into force on the day upon which it is assented to. Title: 1971 (16th, 4th) Bill 142, The Law Reform Commission Act

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L16 S4 4973
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L16 S4 4973
Language	en
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