APPLICATIONS FOR MINISTERIAL REVIEW – MISCARRIAGES OF JUSTICE

ANNUAL REPORT 2004
MINISTER OF JUSTICE

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Canada. Department of Justice

Annual report, applications for ministerial review, miscarriages of justice

Annual.
2004-
Text in English and French on inverted pages.
Title on added t.p.: Rapport annuel, demande de révision auprès du ministre, erreurs judiciaires.
Issued also on the Internet.
Variant title: Applications for ministerial review, miscarriages of justice.
ISBN 0-662-68382-X
Cat. no. J1-3/2003

1. Judicial error – Canada – Périodicals.
2. Appellate procedure – Canada – Périodicals.
3. Criminal justice, Administration of – Canada – Periodicals.
I. Title.

Published by authority of the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada

by the Communications Branch
Department of Justice
Ottawa, Canada

© Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, 2004, as represented by the Minister of Justice

Table of Contents

Message from the Minister

Introduction

Addressing Possible Miscarriages of Justice

History of the Power to Review Criminal Convictions
Reforming the Conviction Review Process
Changes to the Criminal Code
Criminal Conviction Review Group
Staff, Administration and Facilities
The Special Advisor to the Minister
Delegation of Investigative Powers
Communications and Outreach
Emerging Issues
The Year Ahead

How the Conviction Review Process Works

Applying for a Conviction Review
Guiding Principles
Stages of the Review

Preliminary Assessment
Investigation
Investigation Report
Decision by the Minister

Statistical Information

Time frame
Application Requests
Applications Made to the Minister
Progress of Applications Through the Conviction Review Process
Preliminary Assessments
Investigations
Decisions
Applications Abandoned or Held in Abeyance
Status of Active Applications at the End of the Fiscal Year
Judicial Review

Appendices

Appendix One: Sections 696.1 to 696.6 of the Criminal Code (Part XXI.1)

Appendix Two: Regulations Respecting Applications for Ministerial Review – Miscarriages of Justice

Appendix Three: Organizational Chart

Appendix Four: Conviction Review Process Chart

Appendix Five: Contacting the Criminal Conviction Review Group

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