The powers under the Residential Tenancies Act were recently transferred from being restricted to the Territorial Court to Supreme Court, which certainly did increase the suite of options available to judges and improve the options in terms of their enforceability. The Residential Tenancies Act is aimed at essentially settling disputes between individuals who have civil disputes. Certainly, the suggestion that there should be powers more akin to criminal law powers is not going to be appropriate or even possible within the jurisdiction of the act. To that extent, in my view, it is already doing what it can to provide options for tenants to take action and to enforce their orders and to do so within the powers that are available within our court services.
Caroline Wawzonek on Question 35-19(2): Enforcement of Residential Tenancies Legislation
In the Legislative Assembly on February 10th, 2020. See this statement in context.
Question 35-19(2): Enforcement of Residential Tenancies Legislation
Oral Questions
February 10th, 2020
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