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Specific Claims Tribunal Act (S.C. 2008, c. 22).

Country/Territory
Canada
Document type
Legislation
Date
2008 (2016)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to establish the Specific Claims Tribunal and to make consequential amendments to other Acts.
Subject
General
Keyword
Indigenous peoples Dispute settlement Court/tribunal Institution
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

The purpose of this Act is to establish the Specific Claims Tribunal, the mandate of which is to decide issues of validity and compensation relating to specific claims of First Nations. In particular, the Tribunal is responsible for holding hearings to decide the validity of specific claims and any compensation arising from those claims. The text - consisting of 43 sections – deals, inter alia, with the following aspects: rules of the Tribunal, Advisory Committee, costs, powers of the Tribunal, specific claims, extended meaning of Crown, exceptions, hearing and decisions.

Full text
English
Website
www.canada.justice.gc.ca