Justice Administration Bill to be Introduced

Justice Minister Ross Landry will introduce a justice administration bill today, April 4, that will see minor changes to six pieces of legislation.

"This is really about simplifying things and making the system more efficient by keeping legislation current and understandable, and removing the legislation that's not being used," said Mr. Landry.

The proposed legislation is to repeal the Indigent Debtors Act, the Forcible Entry and Detainer Act and the Estreats Act. These acts date back to the 1900s or before and are no longer being used in the current practice of law.

The bill will also remove the words arbitral and arbitrable, with regard to terms of employment, from the Civil Service Collective Bargaining Act, the Corrections Act and the Highway Workers Collective Bargaining Act. This mirrors similar changes made through the Labour Board Act made last fall.