Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Keewatin Central, that Bill 14, Nunavut Judicial System Implementation Act, be read for the second time. Mr. Speaker, this bill enacts a Judicature Act for Nunavut in place of the existing Northwest Territories Judicature Act and Territorial Court Act. The new act deals with the composition, powers and officers of the Nunavut Court of Justice and the Court of Appeal of Nunavut and designates youth courts for Nunavut. Rules of law applicable to Nunavut are established, as are procedural rules governing appeals from statutory tribunals to the Nunavut Court of Justice.
This bill also enacts a new Justices of the Peace Act, for Nunavut in place of the existing Northwest Territories Justices of the Peace Act, and makes consequential amendments to other statutes. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.