Family Orders and Agreements Enforcement Assistance Act

Marginal note:Definitions

2 In this Part,

access right

access right means a right, granted in an order or agreement, of access to or visitation of a child; (droit d’accès)

court

court means a court having jurisdiction with respect to the enforcement of family provisions; (tribunal)

custody provision

custody provision means a provision of an order or agreement awarding custody of a child; (disposition de garde)

family provision

family provision means a support provision, a custody provision or an access right; (disposition familiale)

information bank director

information bank director means

• (a) with respect to any of the information banks controlled by the Department of Employment and Social Development that may be searched under this Part, the Minister of Employment and Social Development,

• (b) with respect to any of the information banks controlled by the Canada Employment Insurance Commission that may be searched under this Part, the Chairman of the Canada Employment Insurance Commission, and

• (c) with respect to any of the information banks controlled by the Canada Revenue Agency that may be searched under this Part, the Minister of National Revenue; (directeur de fichier)

Minister

Minister means the Minister of Justice; (ministre)

order

order means any order or judgment, or interim order or judgment, relating to family support, custody or access that is enforceable in a province; (ordonnance)

provincial enforcement service

provincial enforcement service means any service, agency or body designated in an agreement with a province under section 3 that is entitled under the laws of the province to enforce family provisions; (autorité provinciale)

provincial information bank

provincial information bank means a source of information designated in an agreement made under section 3; (fichier provincial)

support provision

support provision means a provision of an order or agreement for maintenance, alimony or family financial support and includes any order for arrears of payments thereof. (disposition alimentaire)