Legal Questions Act
Consolidated act- Citation
- R.S.N.W.T. 1988, c.L-3
- Source
- Unofficial consolidation PDF (justice.gov.nt.ca) consolidation downloaded Jun 6, 2026
This is an unofficial reading copy parsed from the Department of Justice consolidation PDF above — itself an office consolidation, not an official statement of the law. The authoritative text is in the Revised Statutes of the Northwest Territories, 1988 and the annual Statutes volumes.
- s.6 amended by S.N.W.T. 2002,c.20,s.7
- None.
Reference of questions
1.The Minister may refer to the Supreme Court for hearing and consideration any matter that the Minister thinks fit to refer, and the Supreme Court shall hear and consider the matter referred to it.
Opinion of Supreme Court
2.The Supreme Court shall certify to the Minister its opinion on the matter referred, with the reasons for the opinion, and the opinion shall be given in the same manner as in the case of a judgment in an ordinary action.
Notice to Attorney General of Canada
3.Where the matter relates to the validity of an Act or any provision of an Act, whether enacted before, on or after March 5, 1982, the Minister shall notify the Attorney General of Canada of the hearing in order that the Attorney General may be heard if the Attorney General sees fit.
Notice to
4.The Supreme Court may direct that
(a) any person interested, or
(b) where there is a class of persons interested, any one or more persons as representatives of that class,
shall be notified of the hearing, and those persons shall be entitled to be heard.
Status of opinion
5.The opinion of the Supreme Court shall be deemed to be a judgment of the Supreme Court and an appeal lies from the opinion as in the case of a judgment in an action.
Agreement to refer questions
6.(1) Where a matter to be referred to the Supreme Court under this Act relates to questions arising out of an agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of the Northwest Territories that provides for a reference to the Supreme Court to hear, consider and determine questions arising out of the agreement, the form and terms of reference shall be determined as provided in the agreement, and if no such provision is made, the form and terms of reference shall be
(a) those that are agreed upon by the parties to the agreement, or
(b) where the parties cannot agree, those that are determined by the Supreme Court on the application of either party.
(2) The Attorney General of Canada and the Attorney General of any province or territory that has entered into an agreement of a similar nature and having similar purposes to the agreement referred to in subsection (1) may appear before the Supreme Court and be heard as a party in respect of any matter referred under this Act under the agreement referred to in subsection (1). S.N.W.T. 2002,c.20,s.7.
Income Tax Collection Agreement Questions Act
7.Notwithstanding sections 1 to 6 of this Act, the Income Tax Collection Agreement Questions Act remains in force in respect of any matter that relates to questions arising out of the collection agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of the Northwest Territories entered into under the Income Tax Act and no such matter shall be referred to the Supreme Court by virtue of this Act.
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