Yes, Mr. Chairman. I will deal with this Bill today. Mr. Arlooktoo, as you know, is in Ottawa. The purpose of Bill 10, Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 1998 is to amend various statutes of the Northwest Territories that contain errors, inconsistencies or anomalies that have been identified in the ongoing statute review project or that have been brought to the attention of the Department of Justice by Members of the public or by the staff adjusters and other departments. The department's responsible for the administration of various statutes being amended by the Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 1998, have each reviewed and approved the changes to the statutes under their authority. Most changes proposed in the bill are minor in nature and many consist of grammatical or spelling corrections to either the English or French version of the statute. Other changes have the effect of repealing certain provisions of the statutes that have expired, lapsed or otherwise ceased to have effect. The bill also provides for the repeal of Expo '92 Revolving Fund Act which is spent in its entirety. The amendments are of such a nature that the preparation and legislative consideration of individual bills to correct each statute would be time consuming for the government and the Legislative Assembly, particularly at this juncture when we must be frugal with both time and resources. In order for an amendment to be included in the bill, it had to meet the following criteria: It must not be controversial. That would be nice. It must not involve the spending of public funds. It must not prejudicially affect the rights of persons, and it must not create a new offence or subject a new class of persons to an existing offence. In our view, the amendments proposed in Bill 10, met these criteria. During its initial review of Bill 10, the Standing Committee on Government Operations expressed concerns with provisions amending the Condominium Act and the Legal Service Act. Minister Arlooktoo concurred with the Standing Committee and agreed that a motion should be brought forward before this committee to address these concerns. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
John Todd on Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on February 23rd, 1998. See this statement in context.
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
February 22nd, 1998
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