Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Aivilik, that Bill 2, Justice Administration Statutes Amending Act be read for the third time. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thank you, colleagues. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Yellowknife Frame Lake that Bill 2, Justice Administration Statutes Amending Act, has been read for the second time. Mr. Speaker, this bill makes minor amendments to four acts that relate to the administration of justice in the Northwest Territories. One, the Fine Option Act, a reference to a notice of fine form or fine card was replaced by fine order, which is the term used in the amendments to the Criminal Code that came into force on September 3, 1996. Two, Adjudicator Act. Provisions are added to empower judges of the Supreme Court to also act as judges of the Territorial Court and as Justice of the Peace and to permit the Chief Justice of the Court of Appeal to convene meetings of the judges of that court to consider matters pertaining to the administration of justice. The Act was also amended to correct outdated references to the courts from which the judges of the Court of Appeal may be appointed to provide for the closure of the Office of the Clerk when the Clerk and other officers are on mandatory unpaid leave and to clarify an existing regulation making power permits the enactment of regulations respecting the reimbursement of expenses for interpreters and witnesses. Three, The Jury Act. A provision permitting the Sheriff to summon a potential juror by personal service or registered mail is expanded to permit a summons to be left with another member of that person's household or be sent by any class of mail. A person so served would not be guilty of failing to obey the summons unless he or she has acknowledged the summons. Several provisions are also amended to correct errors in the french version. And, four, Justice of the Peace Act, the composition of the Justices of the Peace Review Council is changed to delete the representative of the Minister of Justice and to provide for a second representative of the public to be appointed by the Commissioner in Executive Council.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Colleagues.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thank you, colleagues. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Yellowknife, Frame Lake that Bill 2, Justice Administration Statutes Amending Act, be read for the first time.