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Court
Areas and Restricted Zones Regulations (Filed December 13, 2011) Under the authority of section 12 of the Court Security Act, 2010, I make the following regulations. Dated at Felix Collins REGULATIONS Analysis 1. Short title 2. Definition 3. Court areas designated 4. Restricted zones 5. Identification of restricted zone 6. Authorization to enter restricted zone 7. Judicial power unaffected Schedule Short title 1. These
regulations may be cited as the Court
Areas and Restricted Zones Regulations. Definition 2. In these regulations, "Act" means the Court Security Act, 2010. Court areas designated 3. (1) For the purpose of the Act, an area occupied or used by a court for conducting judicial business and administrative matters relating to it is designated as a court area. (2) An area referred to in subsection (1) includes the entrance and exit ways associated with that area, and another area which may be part of the curtilage of that area. (3) In addition to subsection (1), the areas listed in the schedule are designated as court areas for the purpose of the Act. Restricted zones 4. The following parts of a court area are designated as restricted zones: (a) judge's chambers and libraries; (b) storage areas; (c) prisoner detention areas; (d) jury rooms; (e) a part of a court area used exclusively by judges, court employees or security officers; and (f) an area, the entrance to which is marked with a restricted zone sign. Identification of restricted zone 5. A restricted zone shall be identified by a sign which reads "Authorized Personnel Only". Authorization to enter restricted zone 6. (1) Only the following persons may enter a restricted zone: (a) a judge or court employees; (b) a security officer; and (c) another person authorized by a judge or security officer under the authority of section 4 of the Act. (2) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1)(b) and (c), (a) a security officer shall not enter a judge's chambers unless that security officer is authorized to do so by a judge; and (b) a security officer shall not authorize a person to enter a judge's chambers. (3) Subsection (2) shall not apply where a security officer reasonably believes an emergency exists in a judge's chambers, and a security officer or another person authorized by a security officer may enter a judge's chambers for the purpose of responding to the emergency. Judicial power unaffected 7. Nothing in these regulations derogates from or replaces (a) the power of a judge at common law or otherwise to control the proceedings of the court; (b) the power of a judge to give directions to a security officer incidental to the exercise of a contempt power; (c) the right of the chief judge or a judge in the exercise of judicial functions; or (d) the administrative power of the chief judge to direct and control the precincts of a courthouse. Schedule Provincial
Court: Provincial Court, Provincial Court, Clarenville, Provincial Court, Provincial Court, Provincial Court, Happy Valley-Goose Bay, 171 Hamilton River Road, Happy Valley-Goose Bay; Provincial Court, Grand Bank, T. Alex Hickman Court House, Grand Bank; Provincial Court, Grand Falls-Windsor, The
Law Courts, Provincial Court, Harbour Grace, Provincial Court, Stephenville, Provincial Court, Wabush, An area used by a judge of the Supreme
Court, Trial Division and Family Division Supreme Court, Trial Division, Supreme Court, Trial Division, Supreme Court, Trial Division, Supreme Court, Trial Division, Supreme Court, Trial Division, Grand Bank, T. Alex Hickman Courthouse, Grand Bank; Supreme Court, Trial Division, Grand
Falls-Windsor, The Law Courts, Supreme Court, Trial Division Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Courthouse 214 Hamilton River Road, Happy-Valley Goose Bay; Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, Supreme Court of An area used by a judge of the Supreme Court or the Court of Appeal for the purpose of conducting circuit court. ©Queen's Printer |