OIC Number: 2012 - 323

Date of Order: Oct 02, 2012

Statute: Provincial Court Act

OIC Text:

Whereas the Provincial Court Act requires the appointment of a Tribunal to determine salaries and benefits for provincially appointed judges; And

Whereas the Minister of Justice is required to forward the report to the Governor in Council, who must cause the recommendations in the report to be implemented; And

Whereas the recommendations of the Tribunal have the same force and effect as if enacted by the Legislature; The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of Justice dated August 23 , 2012, and pursuant to

Section 21K of

Chapter 238 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Provincial Court Act, has received a report of the Nova Scotia Provincial Judges' Salaries and Benefits Tribunal (2011-2014) dated December 5, 2011, as amended by the Tribunal on July 24, 2012, containing its recommendations pertaining to the salaries and benefits for judges appointed by the Province of Nova Scotia for the period April 1, 2011 to March 31, 2014 inclusive, and is obliged to order that the Tribunal's recommendations be implemented, effective on and after October 2, 2012.

Department(s): Justice and Attorney General