Bill 14 (Legislature 30, Session 3)

L30 S3 11968

Alberta — Bills

2022 Bill 14 Third Session, 30th Legislature, 71 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLA TIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 14 PROVIN CIAL COURT (SEXUAL AWARENESS TRAINING) AMENDMENT ACT, 2022 THE ASSOCIATE MINISTER OF STATUS OF WOMEN Firs t Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Second Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Committee of the Whole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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1 Bill 14 BILL 14 2022 PROVINCIAL COURT (SEXUAL AWARENESS TRAINING) AMENDMENT ACT, 2022 ( A s s e n t e d t o , 2 0 2 2 ) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: Amends RSA 2000 cP-31 1 The Provincial Court Act is amended by this Act. 2

Section 1 is amended by renumbering clause (

a) as clause (a.01) and by adding the following before clause (a.01): (a) “appointment eligibility list” means the list of persons w ho have been recommended for appointment as a judge through the review process provided for in

section 32(

a) of the Judicature Act and the process established by the Minister of Justice and Solicitor General; 3

Section 9.1(2) is repealed and the following is substituted:

(2) No person may be appointed as a judge unless the person (

a) is a Canadian citizen, and (

b) has completed education in sexual assault law and social context issues.

1 Explanatory Notes Explanatory Notes 1 Amends

chapter P-31 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta 2000. 2 Adds definition. 3

Section 9.1(2) presently reads:

(2) No person other than a Canadian citizen may be appointed a judge.

(2.1) Despite subsection (2), a person who is on the appointment eligibility list at the time that this subsection comes into force may be appointed as a judge if the person is a Canadian citizen and undertakes to complete education in sexual assault law and social context issues after being appointed. 4 This Act comes into force on Proclamation.

2 Explanatory Notes 4 Coming into force.

RECORD OF DEBATE Stage Date Member From To Interventions From To Stage Date Member From To Interventions From To Stage Date Member From To Interventions From To Stage Date Member From To Interventions From To Stage Date Member From To Interventions From To Stage Date Member From To Interventions From To Title: 2022 (30th, 3rd) Bill 14, Provincial Court (Sexual Awareness Training) Amendment Act, 2022

Document details

Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L30 S3 11968
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L30 S3 11968
Language	en
Format	json
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	fd5f019f709c16dc559fce6c30a8c7841eb40613

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