Remuneration and Allowances Regulations

Regulation
Registration
R-056-98
Source
Unofficial consolidation PDF (justice.gov.nt.ca)
Under
Justices of the Peace Act

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.1 amended by R-040-2003,s.2
  • s.1 amended by R-066-2013,s.2 in force Oct. 1, 2013
  • s.1 amended by R-095-2019,s.2
  • s.1 amended by R-070-2022,s.2
  • s.1 amended by R-020-2026,s.2
  • s.2 amended by R-040-2003,s.3, R-056-2005,s.2
  • s.2 amended by R-066-2013,s.3 in force Oct. 1, 2013
  • s.2 amended by R-015-2016,s.2
  • s.2 amended by R-095-2019,s.3
  • s.2 amended by R-070-2022,s.3
  • s.2 amended by R-020-2026,s.3
  • s.2.1 amended by R-095-2019,s.4
  • s.2.1 amended by R-070-2022,s.4
  • s.2.1 amended by R-020-2026,s.4
  • s.3 amended by R-040-2003,s.4
  • s.3 amended by R-013-2006,s.2
  • s.3 amended by R-066-2013,s.5 in force Oct. 1, 2013
  • s.3 amended by R-095-2019,s.5
  • s.3 amended by R-070-2022,s.5
  • s.3 amended by R-020-2026,s.5
  • s.4 repealed by R-013-2006,s.2
Contents
1. 1 2. 2 2.1. 2.1 3. 3 4. Repealed

The Commissioner in Executive Council, under section 7 of the Justices of the Peace Act and every enabling power, makes the Remuneration and Allowances Regulations.

1.

(1) An honorarium of $611 each year shall be paid, in two equal semi-annual payments, to each justice of the peace who

(a) is designated as active by the Chief Judge; and

(b) does not carry out the duties described in subsection (2) as an employee of the Government of the Northwest Territories.

(2) The honorarium represents payment for the following:

(a) receiving informations;

(b) confirming or cancelling appearance notices, promises to appear and recognizances;

(c) issuing or cancelling summons, warrants for arrest and subpoenas.

(3) Notwithstanding subsection (1), if a justice of the peace performs any of the duties referred to in subsection (2), over the course of six consecutive months and in a volume that exceeds 4.5 hours of work, the Chief Judge may authorize the justice of the peace to claim fees under paragraph 2(1)(a) for the difference between the honorarium and the actual time worked. R-040-2003,s.2; R-066-2013,s.2; R-095-2019,s.2; R-070-2022,s.2; R-020-2026,s.2.

2.

(1) The following fees are payable to a justice of the peace for exercising the powers and performing the duties referred to in section 14 of the Justices of the Peace Act, other than those powers and duties listed in subsection 1(2):

(a) where the Chief Judge has authorized the justice of the peace to act at an administrative level, $70 each hour;

(b) where the Chief Judge has authorized the justice of the peace to act at a presiding level, $83 each hour.

(1.1) A justice of the peace to whom fees are payable under subsection (1) is entitled to be paid fees for a period of at least 1.5 hours on each occasion on which he or she is required to exercise powers or perform duties.

(2) No fee is payable under subsection (1) to a person exercising the powers and carrying out the duties referred to in subsection (1) as an employee of the Government of the Northwest Territories. R-040-2003,s.3, R-056-2005,s.2; R-066-2013,s.3; R-015-2016,s.2; R-095-2019,s.3; R-070-2022,s.3; R-020-2026,s.3.

2.1.

In addition to any fees payable under section 2, a fee of $83 is payable to a justice of the peace for each 24-hour period that he or she is on call at the request of the Chief Judge. R-095-2019,s.4; R-070-2022,s.4; R-020-2026,s.4.

3.

(1) The following allowance is payable to a justice of the peace for attending training or a meeting of a committee where the attendance is approved by the Chief Judge:

(a) where the Chief Judge has authorized the justice of the peace to act at an administrative level, $70 each hour;

(b) where the Chief Judge has authorized the justice of the peace to act at a presiding level, $83 each hour.

(1.1) An allowance is payable to a justice of the peace for attending a mentored sitting where the attendance is approved by the Chief Judge at a rate of $83 each hour.

(2) No allowance is payable under subsection (1) to a person who attends a training seminar referred to in subsection (1) as an employee of the Government of the Northwest Territories. R-040-2003,s.4; R-013-2006,s.2; R-066-2013,s.5; R-095-2019,s.5; R-070-2022,s.5; R-020-2026,s.5.

4.

Repealed, R-013-2006,s.2.