British Columbia Order in Council — Amendment to Interjurisdictional Support Orders Regulation (O.C. 680/2022)

O.C. 680/2022

British Columbia — Orders in Council

PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ORDER OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL Order in Council No. , Approved and Ordered Lieutenant Governor Executive Council Chambers, Victoria On the recommendation of the undersigned, the Lieutenant Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, orders that the Interjurisdictional Support Orders Regulation, B.C. Reg. 15/2003, is amended as set out in the attached Appendix. Attorney General ( Presiding Member of the Executive Council This

part is for administrative purposes only and is not part of the Order.) Authority under which Order is made: Act and section: lnterjurisdictional Support Orders Act, S.B.C. 2002, c. 29, s. 44 (2) Other: O .C. 48/2003 page I of2 R20648996 December 19, 2022 APPENDIX The Interjurisdictional Support Orders Re gulation, B.C. Reg. 15/2003, is amended by adding the following sections: Direction for method of attendance 5.1

(1) The chief judge of the Provincial C ourt may direct that a class of court appearances for proceedings in the Provincial Court may or must be attended by telephone, video conference or other means of electronic communication.

(2) A direction under subsection (1) may be different for differen t court registries, types of court appearances, classes of persons or circumstances. Judge may specify method of attendance 5.2

(1) A judge of the Provincial Court may, despite a direction made under

section 5.1 (1), allow a person to atte nd a court appearance by any method of attendance that the judge specifies.

(2) The judge may consider the followi ng in making an order or direction under subsection (1): (

a) the distance between the person’s re sidence and the location of the court appearance; (

b) difficulty in attending because of illness or disability; (

c) the financial cost associated with attending; (

d) the expense incurred, or savi ngs realized, by using electronic communication; (

e) any concerns related to security, including a risk of family violence; (

f) any difficulty in conducting the cour t appearance that may arise from using electronic communication.

Document details

Collection	British Columbia — Orders in Council
Citation	O.C. 680/2022
Type	order_in_council
Volume / chapter	arc oic 0680 2022
Language	en
Format	pdf
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	aab333afaed0a46b03406889388440b6a4f84460

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