Small Claims Court
On
January 1, 2007,
the limit for small claims court will
increase from $10,000 to $15,000.
Victims of Crime Act
amendments now in force
Amendments to
The Victims of Crime Act and
Regulations come into force December 1,
2006, to help the criminal justice system
respond better to the needs of victims of
crime.
(Read
More)
The Department of Justice
is considering amendments to The Fatal
Accidents Act to remove the restriction
of damages for grief and the loss of
guidance, care and companionship to minor
children. The result would be that all
children, regardless of age, would be
entitled to $30,000 in damages for the loss
of guidance, care and companionship.
We would very much
appreciate hearing your views on the
proposed amendments, particularly with
respect to the transition provision.
Please provide your
comments by January 5, 2007 to the
Department of Justice, Legislative Services
Branch (contact information is provided at
the end of the consultation document). (Consultation
document)
Public Notification Web
Site
The Government of Saskatchewan launched a
new website today that will bring
together information from throughout
the province about high risk offenders.
(Read
More)
Strategy
to Address Sexual Exploitation of Children
and Youth
On November 14, 2006, the Minister of
Justice, the Honourable Frank Quennell,
announced that the government of
Saskatchewan is providing funding of
$133,000 this year and nearly $1 million
annually to expand the provincial strategy
on Child Sexual Exploitation.
(Read
More)
The Department of Justice is considering
replacing existing enforcement procedures
respecting money judgments with a
comprehensive consolidation of money
judgment enforcement remedies available to a
Saskatchewan judgment creditor.
A consultation document has been prepared to
outline the Department’s proposals for
addressing this issue and to ask for
comments with respect to certain choices
that have been made concerning
implementation of the proposed Bill. We
would appreciate receiving any comments you
may have regarding the proposed Money
Judgments Enforcement Act. Please
provide your comments by December 15, 2006,
to the Department of Justice, Legislative
Services Branch
(contact information is provided at the end
of the consultation document). (Consultation
document)
The
Cost of Credit Disclosure Act, 2002,
came into force October 1, 2006.
(Read more)
|
