Assembly Vote

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Your committee would like to report on its consideration of Bill 24, An Act to Amend the Family Law Act.

Bill 24 received second reading in the Legislative Assembly on March 13, 2025, and was referred to the Standing Committee on Social Development for review.

On June 11, 2025, the committee held a public hearing with the Minister of Justice, and the clause-by-clause review for Bill 24 is scheduled for Monday, October 20th, 2025.

Mr. Speaker, in accordance with Rule 8.3(2) of the Rules of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Mackenzie Delta, that the review period for Bill 24, An Act to Amend the Family Law Act, be extended to October 29, 2025. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.