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- Provincial Court Act
Detailled Table of Contents
Current to 1 January 2024
Provincial Court Act
I
GENERAL
1
Definitions and interpretation
1.01
Status as a common-law partner
1.1
Determination of date of marriage or common-law partnership
1.2
Deemed cohabitation where illness or mental or physical infirmity
2
Power of Cabinet to appoint judge
3
Qualifications of judge
3.1
Protection and privilege of judges
3.2
Court seal
4
Appointment of deputy judge deemed valid
4.1
Repealed
4.2
Age of retirement for judges
4.21
Supernumerary judges
4.3
Repealed
4.4
Repealed
4.5
Appointment of extra-provincial judges
5
Judicial notice of term of judge
6
Grounds for removal of judge
6.01
Case management officer
6.1
Establishment of Judicial Council
6.2
Secretary to Judicial Council
6.3
Quorum of Judicial Council
6.4
Deliberations by Judicial Council
6.5
Conduct of judge may be dealt with
6.51
Powers of chief judge with or without a complaint
6.511
Complaint against a judge
6.52
Chief judge may suspend a judge
6.521
Powers of chief judge when complaint made
6.53
Review of the chair
6.54
Review committee
6.55
Formal hearing
6.56
Quorum
6.57
Powers of Judicial Council re a formal hearing
6.58
Removal from office
6.59
Costs
6.6
Investigation of judge’s misconduct
6.7
Report on results of investigation
6.8
Suspension of judges
6.9
Inquiry by panel
6.10
Formal hearing
6.11
Panel’s report, disposition by Judicial Council, removal of judge
6.12
Report on disposition of matter
6.13
Immunity from liability
7
Resignation of judge, appointment of person over 65 years to be judge
7.1
Panel of retired or resigned judges
7.2
Removal from panel of retired or resigned judges
7.3
Deemed compliance
II
JUDICIAL FUNCTIONS
8
Jurisdiction of judge
9
Enforcement of alimony or maintenance order of Supreme Court
10
Powers and duties of chief judge
10.1
Duties of associate chief judge
10.2
Vacancy in office of associate chief judge
11
Repealed
11.1
Designation of Youth Court
12
Oaths of judge
13
Conflict of interests
14
Remuneration of judges
15
Annuity of judge
15.1
Repealed
15.2
Amount of pension
16
Non-application of section 15
17
Repealed
17.1
Establishment of Provincial Court Judges Superannuation Account
17.11
Judge entitled to return of contributions
17.2
Administration of pension
17.3
Division of benefits on breakdown of a marriage or common-law partnership
18
Repealed
19
Records, reports and returns
20
Jurisdiction of judge and deputy judge
21
Contempt powers of judge
21.1
Appointment of judge to another court
22
Replacement of judge
II.1
JUDICIAL REMUNERATIONCOMMISSION
22.01
Definition
22.02
Commission established
22.021
Report and recommendations of the Commission
22.03
Operation of the Commission
22.04
Commission may hold inquiry at request of Minister or chief judge
22.05
Repealed
22.06
Action on Commission’s report
III
ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS
22.1
Designation of administrative tribunal
22.2
Judge as chairman
22.3
Assignment of judge as chairman
22.4
Replacement of judge
IV
REGULATIONS
23
Regulations
23.01
Repealed
23.1
Regulations on recommendation of Judicial Council
24
Commencement of section 9