An Act to amend the Director of Public Prosecutions Act

Status

Second reading (Senate), as of Oct. 3, 2023

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Summary

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This enactment amends the Director of Public Prosecutions Act to provide that the Director of Public Prosecutions initiates and conducts prosecutions of summary conviction offences under First Nation laws on behalf of the First Nation that made or enacted the First Nation law, unless the First Nation has appointed or retained a prosecutor or entered into an agreement with a provincial or territorial government for the prosecution of such offences.

Elsewhere

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