Federal Courts Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. F-7)

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JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATORS

Marginal note:Designation

  • 14. (1) The Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Appeal may designate an employee of the Service as the Judicial Administrator of the Federal Court of Appeal, and the Chief Justice of the Federal Court may designate an employee of the Courts Administration Service as the Judicial Administrator of the Federal Court.

  • Marginal note:Duties — Federal Court of Appeal

    (2) The Judicial Administrator of the Federal Court of Appeal shall perform any non-judicial work that may be delegated to him or her by the Chief Justice of that court, in accordance with the instructions given by the Chief Justice, including

    • (a) the making of an order fixing the time and place of a hearing, or adjourning a hearing;

    • (b) arranging for the distribution of judicial business in the court; and

    • (c) arranging from time to time for the establishment of any panels of judges of the court that are necessary.

  • Marginal note:Duties — Federal Court

    (3) The Judicial Administrator of the Federal Court shall perform any non-judicial work that may be delegated to him or her by the Chief Justice of that court, in accordance with the instructions given by the Chief Justice, including

    • (a) the making of an order fixing the time and place of a trial or hearing, or adjourning a trial or hearing; and

    • (b) arranging for the distribution of judicial business in the court.

  • Marginal note:Revocation of designation

    (4) A designation made under subsection (1) may be revoked at any time and is automatically revoked when the Chief Justice by whom it was made ceases to hold office as Chief Justice.

  • R.S., 1985, c. F-7, s. 14;
  • 2002, c. 8, s. 22.
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ORGANIZATION OF WORK

Marginal note:Sittings of the Federal Court

  • 15. (1) Subject to the Rules, any judge of the Federal Court may sit and act at any time and at any place in Canada for the transaction of the business of the court or any part of it and, when a judge so sits or acts, the judge constitutes the court.

  • Marginal note:Arrangements to be made by Chief Justice of the Federal Court

    (2) Subject to the Rules, the Chief Justice of the Federal Court shall make all arrangements that may be necessary or proper for the holding of courts, or otherwise for the transaction of business of the Federal Court, and the arrangements from time to time of judges to hold the courts or to transact that business.

  • Marginal note:Hearings in different places

    (3) The trial or hearing of any matter in the Federal Court may, by order of that court, take place partly at one place and partly at another.

  • R.S., 1985, c. F-7, s. 15;
  • 2002, c. 8, s. 23.
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