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Note: The following are summaries of Bills that have been introduced and will be considered during the 4th Session of the 15th Legislative Assembly. You can use this link to view the current status of the Bills.
* Please note, summaries of Bills will be made available only after they have been given first reading.
(Disclaimer) Please note that Bills posted on this website are in two classes; 2nd Reading Bills and Certified Bills. 2nd Reading Bills do NOT include changes made by motion in Standing Committee and Committee of the Whole. Certified Bills are complete, and represent the final Bill as at assent. A user can ascertain the class of a Bill by reviewing the information in the Disposition Table on the cover page of the Bill. The Disposition Table is completed for Certified Bills, but there are no entries in the Disposition Table for 2nd Reading Bills.
BILL 1 - Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 1, 2005-2006
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This Bill makes supplementary appropriations for the Government of the Northwest Territories for the 2005-2006 fiscal year
BILL 2 - Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 4, 2004-2005
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This Bill makes supplementary appropriations for the Government of the Northwest Territories for the 2004-2005 fiscal year.
BILL 3 - An Act to Amend the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act
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This Bill changes the definition of "employee" to include persons who perform services as appointees, volunteers and students and persons who perform services under contracts and agency relationships. Employees are prohibited from disclosing personal information without authorization.
BILL 4 - An Act to Amend the Education Act t
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This Bill amends the Education Act to provide that the Minister shall prescribe the hours of instruction for the academic year for kindergarten, subject to a minimum threshold of 485 hours.
BILL 5 - An Act to Amend the Judicature Act
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This Bill amends the Judicature Act to include provisions enabling the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal to make orders preventing persons who have brought vexatious proceedings or conducted proceedings in a vexatious manner from commencing or continuing court proceedings without leave.
BILL 6 - Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2005
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This Bill corrects inconsistencies and errors in the Statutes of the Northwest Territories, and deals with other matters of a minor, non-controversial and uncomplicated nature.
BILL 7 - Personal Directives Act
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This Bill recognizes and regulates personal directives, commonly known as "living wills". It provides individuals with a legal mechanism for planning for their own possible future incapacity with respect to their health care or other personal matters, and it enables medical practitioners to obtain consent in respect of individuals who lack the capacity to give consent.
BILL 8 - An Act to Amend the Revolving Funds Act
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This Bill amends the Revolving Funds Act to decrease from $5,000,000 to $1,000,000 the maximum fiscal year end debit or credit balance in the Petroleum Products Stabilization Fund.
BILL 9 - Municipal Statutes Amendment Act
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This Bill makes supplementary appropriations for the Government of the Northwest Territories for the 2005-2006 fiscal year.
Bill 10 - An Act to Amend the Income Tax Act
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This Bill amends provisions of the Income Tax Act to make them consistent with parallel provisions of the Income Tax Act (Canada) that relate to tuition and education tax credits, foreign tax credits, chid tax benefits, deductions from tax, and capital gains refunds for mutual fund corporations.
Bill 11 - Supplementary Appropriation Act
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This Bill makes supplementary appropriations for the Government of the Northwest Territories for the 2005-2006 fiscal year.
BILL 12 - An Act to Amend the Territorial Court Act
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This Bill amends the Territorial Court Act with respect to territorial judges, the Judicial Remuneration Commission and the consideration of complaints relating to judicial conduct. The Bill clarifies that a candidate from outside of the Northwest Territories may be considered for appointment to the bench, but must reside in the Territories if appointed. The amendments also permit a territorial judge to either swear or affirm the oaths of allegiance and office, enable the Chief Judge to designate a territorial judge to act in his or her place for absences of up to 40 days, and permit the territorial judges to make rules relating to the practice and procedure in the Territorial Court in civil matters. The Bill changes the term of the Judicial Remuneration Commission from three years to four years and clarifies some matters that the Commission must consider in making its recommendations. The Bill also provides that any complaint to the Judicial Council respecting the conduct of a territorial judge shall be reviewed by the chairperson, who may refer the complaint to the Chief Judge for action if it relates to a minor matter. The Bill also makes other minor amendments to the Act.
BILL 13 - An Act to Amend the Financial Administration Act
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This Bill amends the Financial Administration Act to provide authority to enter into agreements and transactions of a financial nature in respect of petroleum products, and to make regulations in respect of those agreements and transactions. The Revolving Fund Act is consequentially amended to clarify that financial settlement of such agreements and transactions is one of the purposes for which disbursements may be made from the Petroleum Products Revolving Fund established by the Act.
BILL 14 - Public Airports Act
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This Bill sets out the Minister’s authority over the establishment, administration and operation of public airports in the Northwest Territories. It includes provisions relating to leases, licences and other agreements in respect of Commissioner’s lands that are designated as Commissioner’s public airport lands and regulates commercial activity and traffic on such lands. The Bill also allows for the development of regulations imposing fees, rates and charges to assist in offsetting the costs of public airports.
BILL 15 - Court Security Act
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This Bill implements security measures for the protection of court personnel and persons attending court. The Bill prohibits persons, other than authorized persons, from possessing weapons in court areas and provides that security officers may screen persons for weapons if they are entering or are in court areas. The Bill prohibits persons, other than authorized persons, from entering areas designated as restricted personnel zones or form operating cameras, cell phones and certain other equipment in areas designated as restricted equipment zones.
BILL 16 - Tobacco Control Act
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This Bill prohibits the smoking of tobacco, subject to certain exceptions, in public buildings, structures and vehicles, and in prescribed places.
The Bill prohibits the sale and supply of tobacco and tobacco accessories to persons under 18 years of age, and prohibits the sale of tobacco and tobacco accessories by certain means and in certain places.
The Bill also prohibits advertising and promotion of tobacco and tobacco accessories in some public places, and restricts the means of advertising, promotionAct.
BILL 17 - An Act to Amend the Public Colleges Act
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BILL 18 - Appropriation Act, 2006-2007
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This Bill authorizes the Government of the Northwest Territories to make operations expenditures and capital investment expenditures for the 2006-2007 fiscal year.
Bill 19 - Supplementary Appropriation Act
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This Bill makes the supplementary appropriations for the Government of the Northwest Territories for the 2005-2006 fiscal year.
Bill 20 - An Act to Amend the Income Tax Act
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This Bill decreases the general corporate income tax rate effective July 1, 2006.
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