General

Judicial notice

• 9 (1) Judicial notice is to be taken of the Agreement.

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• Publication
  (2) The Agreement is to be published by the Queen’s Printer.

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• Evidence
  (3) A copy of the Agreement published by the Queen’s Printer is evidence of the Agreement and of its contents, and a copy purporting to be published by the Queen’s Printer is presumed to be so published unless the contrary is shown.

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Notice of issues arising

• 10 (1) If an issue arises in any judicial or administrative proceeding in respect of the interpretation, validity or application of the Agreement or of this Act, the issue is not to be decided unless the party raising it has served notice on the Attorney General of Canada and the Grand Council of the Crees.

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• Notice of issues arising — Nunavut
  (2) If the issue affects the interests of the Government of Nunavut, it is not to be decided unless the party raising it has also served notice on the Minister of Justice of Nunavut.

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• Content of notice
  (3) The notice must

  • (a) describe the judicial or administrative proceeding in which the issue arises;

  • (b) specify what the issue arises in respect of;

  • (c) state the day on which the issue is to be argued;

  • (d) give particulars necessary to show the point to be argued; and

  • (e) be served at least 14 days before the day of argument, unless the court or tribunal authorizes a shorter period.

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• Participation in proceedings
  (4) In any proceeding to which subsection (1) applies, the Attorney General of Canada and the Grand Council of the Crees — and, if subsection (2) applies, the Minister of Justice of Nunavut — may appear and participate in the proceeding as parties with the same rights as any other party.

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• Saving
  (5) For greater certainty, subsections (3) and (4) do not require that an oral hearing be held if one is not otherwise required.

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Statutory Instruments Act

11 An instrument made under the Agreement is not a statutory instrument for the purposes of the Statutory Instruments Act.

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Orders and regulations

12 The Governor in Council may make any orders and regulations that are necessary for the purpose of carrying out any of the provisions of the Agreement.

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Review by Grand Council of the Crees

• 13 (1) Within 10 years after this Act receives royal assent, a review of the implementation of this Act and the Agreement may be undertaken by the Grand Council of the Crees.

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• Report
  (2) The Grand Council of the Crees may submit a report on any review undertaken under subsection (1) to the Minister referred to in subsection 14(1).

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• Tabling of report
  (3) The Minister must cause any report submitted under subsection (2) to be laid before each House of Parliament on any of the first 15 days on which that House is sitting after the Minister receives it.

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Review by Minister

• 14 (1) Within 10 years after this Act receives royal assent, a comprehensive review of the implementation of this Act and the Agreement must be undertaken by the Minister designated by the Governor in Council for the purposes of this Act.

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• Tabling of report
  (2) The Minister must cause a report on the review to be laid before each House of Parliament on any of the first 15 days on which that House is sitting after the report is completed.