Debates of August 19, 2011 (day 14)
BILL 22: AN ACT TO AMEND THE TERRITORIAL COURT ACT
Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Thebacha, that Bill 22, An Act to Amend the Territorial Court Act, be read for the first time.
Bill 22, An Act to Amend the Territorial Court Act, has had first reading.
---Carried
The honourable Minister responsible for Justice, Mr. Lafferty.
BILL 22: AN ACT TO AMEND THE TERRITORIAL COURT ACT
Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Thebacha, that Bill 22, An Act to Amend the Territorial Court Act, be read for the second time.
Mr. Speaker, this bill amends the Territorial Court Act to increase the monetary limit that applies to the civil jurisdiction of the territorial judges. Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.
Bill 22 has had second reading.
---Carried
The honourable Minister of Justice, Mr. Lafferty.
Mr. Speaker, I seek unanimous consent to waive Rule 69(2) and have Bill 22 moved into Committee of the Whole. Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.
---Unanimous consent granted
Bill 22 is moved into Committee of the Whole for consideration today. The honourable Minister of Justice, Mr. Lafferty.
Mr. Speaker, I seek consent to proceed with the second reading of Bill 23, Tobacco Damages and Health Care Costs Recovery Act.
---Consent granted
You may proceed with second reading, Mr. Lafferty.