Courts Administration Service Act (S.C. 2002, c. 8)
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Assented to 2002-03-27
RELATED AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS
R.S., c. N-5National Defence Act
154. Subsection 236(3) of the Act is replaced by the following:
Marginal note:Staff
(3) The officers, clerks and employees appointed to the Courts Administration Service shall perform the duties of their respective offices in relation to the Court Martial Appeal Court.
R.S., c. 31 (4th Supp.)Official Languages Act
155. Subsection 16(3) of the Official Languages Act is replaced by the following:
Marginal note:Limitation
(3) No federal court, other than the Federal Court of Appeal, the Federal Court or the Tax Court of Canada, is required to comply with subsection (1) until five years after that subsection comes into force.
156. Section 17 of the Act is replaced by the following:
Marginal note:Authority to make implementing rules
17. (1) The Governor in Council may make any rules governing the procedure in proceedings before any federal court, other than the Supreme Court of Canada, the Federal Court of Appeal, the Federal Court or the Tax Court of Canada, including rules respecting the giving of notice, that the Governor in Council deems necessary to enable that federal court to comply with sections 15 and 16 in the exercise of any of its powers or duties.
Marginal note:Supreme Court, Federal Court of Appeal, Federal Court and Tax Court of Canada
(2) Subject to the approval of the Governor in Council, the Supreme Court of Canada, the Federal Court of Appeal, the Federal Court and the Tax Court of Canada may make any rules governing the procedure in their own proceedings, including rules respecting the giving of notice, that they deem necessary to enable themselves to comply with sections 15 and 16 in the exercise of any of their powers or duties.
157. Subsection 50(2) of the Act is replaced by the following:
Marginal note:Salary and expenses
(2) The Commissioner shall be paid a salary equal to the salary of a judge of the Federal Court, other than the Chief Justice of that Court, and is entitled to be paid reasonable travel and living expenses while absent from his or her ordinary place of residence in the course of his or her duties.
1990, c. 20Plant Breeders’ Rights Act
158. Subsection 49(1) of the Plant Breeders’ Rights Act is replaced by the following:
Marginal note:Recording judicial invalidation
49. (1) A certificate of a decision of the Federal Court, the Federal Court of Appeal or the Supreme Court of Canada holding plant breeder’s rights to be invalid shall, at the instance of the person filing it to make it of record in the Plant Breeders’ Rights Office, be noted in relation to those rights in the register.
R.S., c. P-21Privacy Act
159. Subsection 51(1) of the Privacy Act is replaced by the following:
Marginal note:Actions relating to international affairs and defence
51. (1) Any application under section 41 or 42 relating to personal information that the head of a government institution has refused to disclose by reason of paragraph 19(1)(a) or (b) or section 21, and any application under section 43 in respect of a file contained in a personal information bank designated as an exempt bank under section 18 to contain files all of which consist predominantly of personal information described in section 21, shall be heard and determined by the Chief Justice of the Federal Court or by any other judge of the Court that the Chief Justice may designate to hear the applications.
160. Subsection 54(2) of the Act is replaced by the following:
Marginal note:Salary and expenses
(2) The Privacy Commissioner shall be paid a salary equal to the salary of a judge of the Federal Court, other than the Chief Justice, and is entitled to be paid reasonable travel and living expenses incurred in the performance of duties under this Act or any other Act of Parliament.
2000, c. 17Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) Act
161. Subsection 30(2) of the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) Act is replaced by the following:
Marginal note:Ordinary action
(2) The Federal Courts Act and the rules made under that Act that apply to ordinary actions apply to actions instituted under subsection (1) except as varied by special rules made in respect of such actions.
1991, c. 30Public Sector Compensation Act
162. Schedule I to the Public Sector Compensation Act is amended by striking out the following under the heading “Other Portions of the Public Service”:
Federal Court of Canada, Staff of
Cour fédérale du Canada, Personnel de la
Tax Court of Canada
Cour canadienne de l’impôt
Marginal note:
163. Schedule I to the Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order under the heading “Other Portions of the Public Service”:
Courts Administration Service
Service administratif des tribunaux judiciaires
R.S., c. P-33Public Service Employment Act
Marginal note:1992, c. 54, s. 16
164. Section 21.1 of the Public Service Employment Act is replaced by the following:
Marginal note:Appeal to Federal Court of Appeal
21.1 Despite the Federal Courts Act, an application to the Federal Court for relief under section 18 or 18.1 of that Act against a decision of a board established under subsection 21(1) or (1.1) shall be transferred to the Federal Court of Appeal if the parties to the application so agree or if the Federal Court of Appeal, on application by any of those parties, so orders on the basis that the sound administration of that part of the Public Service over which the deputy head concerned has jurisdiction would be unduly prejudiced by delay if the matter were heard and determined by the Federal Court and subject to an appeal to the Federal Court of Appeal.
R.S., c. P-35Public Service Staff Relations Act
Marginal note:1992, c. 54, s. 32(4)
165. Paragraph (a) of the definition “managerial or confidential position” in subsection 2(1) of the Public Service Staff Relations Act is replaced by the following:
(a) confidential to the Governor General, a Minister of the Crown, a judge of the Supreme Court of Canada, the Federal Court of Appeal, the Federal Court or the Tax Court of Canada, the deputy head of a department or the chief executive officer of any other portion of the Public Service,
166. Part I of Schedule I to the Act is amended by striking out the following:
Staff of the Federal Court
Personnel de la Cour fédérale
Tax Court of Canada
Cour canadienne de l’impôt
167. Part I of Schedule I to the Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:
Courts Administration Service
Service administratif des tribunaux judiciaires
R.S., c. 32 (4th Supp.)Railway Safety Act
168. Subsection 34(1) of the Railway Safety Act is replaced by the following:
Marginal note:Enforcement through court
34. (1) An order or emergency directive made by the Minister may be made an order of any superior court and shall be enforced in the same manner as an order of the court.
R.S., c. S-15Special Import Measures Act
Marginal note:1993, c. 44, s. 207(2)(E)
169. Subsection 12(1.1) of the English version of the Special Import Measures Act is replaced by the following:
Marginal note:Return of part of duty where order or finding set aside or rescinded
(1.1) Where, pursuant to an application under the Federal Courts Act or section 96.1 of this Act or a review under Part I.1 or II of this Act, an order or finding described in any of sections 3 to 6 is set aside or rescinded or is set aside or rescinded in relation to particular goods and another such order or finding is made with respect to all or any of the goods to which the order or finding applies or all or any of those particular goods, as the case may be, any duty paid under this Act pursuant to the first-mentioned order or finding by or on behalf of an importer shall, except to the extent of any duty payable by the importer as a consequence of the other order or finding, be returned to the importer without delay after the other order or finding is made.
Marginal note:1990, c. 8, s. 71(2)(E)
170. Paragraph 44(2)(a) of the English version of the Act is replaced by the following:
(a) the Secretary shall without delay give notice of the recommencement of the inquiry with respect to those goods to every person to whom the Secretary forwarded, under subsection 43(2), a copy of the order or finding with respect to which the application under the Federal Courts Act was made; and
Marginal note:R.S., c. 47 (4th Supp.), s. 52 (Sch., item 10(5))
171. Paragraph 59(1)(d) of the Act is replaced by the following:
(d) at any time, for the purpose of giving effect to a decision of the Tribunal, the Federal Court of Appeal or the Supreme Court of Canada with respect to the goods; and
Marginal note:1993, c. 44, s. 218
172. The portion of the definition “definitive decision” in subsection 77.01(1) of the Act after paragraph (j) is replaced by the following:
in so far as it applies to or is made in respect of particular goods of a NAFTA country, but does not include any such determination, re-determination, decision, order or finding that is made for the purpose of giving effect to a decision of the Federal Court of Appeal or the Supreme Court of Canada relating to those goods;
Marginal note:1988, c. 65, s. 42
173. The portion of the definition “definitive decision” in subsection 77.1(1) of the Act after paragraph (j) is replaced by the following:
that applies to or in respect of particular goods of the United States, but does not include any such determination, re-determination, decision, order or finding that is made for the purpose of giving effect to a decision of the Federal Court of Appeal or the Supreme Court of Canada relating to those goods;
R.S., c. S-22Statutory Instruments Act
Marginal note:R.S., c. 51 (4th Supp.), s. 22
174. Subsection 3(4) of the Statutory Instruments Act is replaced by the following:
Marginal note:Application
(4) Paragraph (2)(d) does not apply to any proposed rule, order or regulation governing the practice or procedure in proceedings before the Supreme Court of Canada, the Federal Court of Appeal, the Federal Court, the Tax Court of Canada or the Court Martial Appeal Court.
R.S., c. S-26Supreme Court Act
175. Paragraphs 30(1)(a) and (b) of the Supreme Court Act are replaced by the following:
(a) of a judge of the Federal Court of Appeal, the Federal Court or the Tax Court of Canada; or
(b) if the judges of the Federal Court of Appeal, the Federal Court or the Tax Court of Canada are absent from Ottawa or for any reason are unable to sit, of a judge of a provincial superior court to be designated in writing by the chief justice, or in the absence of the chief justice, by any acting chief justice or the senior puisne judge of that provincial court on that request being made to that acting chief justice or that senior puisne judge in writing.
176. Section 64 of the Act is replaced by the following:
Marginal note:Exceptions
64. The provisions of this Act requiring the deposit of security for costs do not apply to appeals by or on behalf of the Crown or in election cases, in cases in the Federal Court of Appeal or the Federal Court, in criminal cases or in proceedings for or on a writ of habeas corpus.
R.S., c. T-13Trade-marks Act
177. Section 61 of the Trade-marks Act is replaced by the following:
Marginal note:Judgments to be filed
61. An officer of the Registry of the Federal Court shall file with the Registrar a certified copy of every judgment or order made by the Federal Court, the Federal Court of Appeal or the Supreme Court of Canada relating to any trade-mark on the register.
R.S., c. 16 (2nd Supp.)United Nations Foreign Arbitral Awards Convention Act
178. Section 6 of the United Nations Foreign Arbitral Awards Convention Act is replaced by the following:
Marginal note:Application to court
6. For the purpose of seeking recognition and enforcement of an arbitral award pursuant to the Convention, application may be made to any superior, district or county court.
1995, c. 18Veterans Review and Appeal Board Act
179. Subsection 42(2) of the Veterans Review and Appeal Board Act is replaced by the following:
Marginal note:Judge to conduct inquiry
(2) If the Minister considers it appropriate that an inquiry be held, a judge, supernumerary judge or former judge of the Federal Court of Canada, the Federal Court of Appeal or the Federal Court, in this section and section 43 referred to as a “judge”, shall conduct the inquiry.
1994, c. 35Yukon First Nations Self-Government Act
180. Subsection 15(2) of the Yukon First Nations Self-Government Act is replaced by the following:
Marginal note:Federal Court of Appeal or Federal Court
(2) Nothing in this Act shall be construed so as to limit the jurisdiction of the Federal Court of Appeal or the Federal Court.
1994, c. 43Yukon Surface Rights Board Act
181. Subsection 76(1) of the Yukon Surface Rights Board Act is replaced by the following:
Marginal note:Application for judicial review
76. (1) Notwithstanding section 18 of the Federal Courts Act, the Federal Court has concurrent original jurisdiction in respect of relief referred to in paragraph 18(1)(b) of that Act, and the Attorney General of Canada, the Territorial Minister or anyone directly affected by the matter in respect of which relief is sought may make an application for judicial review to the Supreme Court of the Yukon Territory for any relief that the applicant could otherwise obtain in respect of the Board by way of an application for an order of or in the nature of mandamus, prohibition or certiorari or by way of an action for a declaration or an injunction.
References
Marginal note:Replacement of “Federal Court Act” with “Federal Courts Act”
182. (1) The following provisions are amended by replacing the expression “Federal Court Act” with the expression “Federal Courts Act”:
(a) section 45 of the Access to Information Act;
(b) subsection 14.02(5) of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act;
(c) subsection 12(2) of the Canada Agricultural Products Act;
(d) subsections 39.34(1) and 39.35(3) of the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation Act;
(e) subsections 22(1), 23(3) and 58(3) of the Canada Labour Code;
(f) the portion of subsection 84(1) of the Canada Pension Plan after paragraph (f) and paragraphs 86.1(b) and (c) of that Act;
(g) subsection 63(1), section 65 and subsection 106(10) of the Canada Petroleum Resources Act;
(h) section 46 of the Canadian Payments Association Act, as enacted by section 244 of the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada Act, Chapter 9 of the Statutes of Canada, 2001;
(i) paragraph 28(c) of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service Act;
(j) section 16 of the Citizenship Act;
(k) subsection 31(7) of the Crown Liability and Proceedings Act;
(l) subsection 37(9) of the Cultural Property Export and Import Act;
(m) subsection 52(3) of the Emergencies Act;
(n) subsections 30(3) and 39(8) of the Employment Equity Act;
(o) sections 105 and 118 and subsection 132(3) of the Employment Insurance Act;
(p) subsection 32.4(3) of the Energy Supplies Emergency Act;
(q) subsection 311(5) of the Excise Tax Act;
(r) subsection 36(3) of the First Nations Land Management Act;
(s) subsection 46.04(3.1), subparagraph 49(1)(c)(i), subsection 82.1(1), section 82.2 and subsection 84(2) of the Immigration Act;
(t) the portion of subsection 164(4.1) of the Income Tax Act after paragraph (d) and subsection 174(4.1) of that Act;
(u) subsection 31(2) of the Indian Act;
(v) subsection 31(1) of the Labour Adjustment Benefits Act;
(w) paragraph (c) of the definition “public office holder” in subsection 2(1) of the Lobbyists Registration Act;
(x) section 32 of the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act;
(y) sections 5 and 16 of the Marine Liability Act;
(z) subsection 14(2) of the Motor Vehicle Fuel Consumption Standards Act;
(z.1) section 29.15 of the National Defence Act, as enacted by section 7 of An Act to amend the National Defence Act, chapter 35 of the Statutes of Canada, 1998;
(z.2) section 19 of the Nisga’a Final Agreement Act;
(z.3) subsections 24(2) and 27(2) of the Northern Pipeline Act;
(z.4) section 80 of the Official Languages Act;
(z.5) subsections 28(2) and (3) of the Old Age Security Act;
(z.6) section 17 and subsection 54(2) of the Patent Act;
(z.7) section 21 of the Payment Clearing and Settlement Act;
(z.8) section 44 of the Privacy Act;
(z.9) subsections 32(1), 42(4) and (6), 45.16(7) and 45.26(6) of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act;
(z.10) subsections 9(1) and 12(1), section 44, subsections 76(1), 77.01(2) and 77.011(2), (5) and (7), section 77.012, subsection 77.02(3), section 77.027, subsections 77.031(1) and (2), 77.1(2) and 77.11(2), (4) and (6), section 77.12, subsections 77.2(3), 96.1(5) and 96.11(1) and section 96.2 of the Special Import Measures Act;
(z.11) section 76 and subsections 77.012(1) and 77.12(1) of the Special Import Measures Act, as enacted by sections 36, 39 and 41 of An Act to amend the Special Import Measures Act and the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act, chapter 12 of the Statutes of Canada, 1999; and
(z.12) subsections 21(1) and 37(3) of the Status of the Artist Act.
Marginal note:Other reference to Federal Court Act
(2) The definition “Rules” in section 687 of the English version of the Canada Shipping Act is amended by replacing the expression “Federal Court Act” with the expression “Federal Courts Act”.
Marginal note:General replacement
(3) Unless the context requires otherwise, the expression “Federal Court Act” is replaced by the expression “Federal Courts Act” in
(a) any regulation, as defined in section 2 of the Statutory Instruments Act; and
(b) any other instrument made
(i) in the execution of a power conferred under an Act of Parliament, or
(ii) by order or under the authority of the Governor in Council.
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