Reference re Remuneration of Judges (No 2)
Reference Re Remuneration of Judges (No 2) [1998] 1 S.C.R. 3 was a decision by the Supreme Court of Canada addressing questions regarding the 1997 Provincial Judges Reference, also known as Re Remuneration of Judges. Since the Supreme Court, in 1997, found independent committees were needed to help determine judicial salaries, the Court now had to address challenges regarding the creation of such committees.
| Reference Re Remuneration of Judges (No 2) | |
|---|---|
| Hearing: January 19, 1998 Judgment: February 10, 1998 | |
| Full case name | Reference Re Remuneration of Judges of the Provincial Court of Prince Edward Island; Reference Re Independence and Impartiality of Judges of the Provincial Court of Prince Edward Island |
| Citations | [1998] 1 S.C.R. 3; 1998 CanLII 833 (S.C.C.); [1998] 161 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 125; (1998), 155 D.L.R. (4th) 1; (1998), 121 C.C.C. (3d) 474; (1998), 49 C.R.R. (2d) 1; (1998), 50 Admin. L.R. (2d) 273; (1998), 126 Man. R. (2d) 97 |
| Prior history | None (rehearing) |
| Holding | |
| The doctrine of necessity states those tried under dependent tribunals in this case have not been denied their rights to an independent tribunal. | |
| Court membership | |
| Chief Justice: Antonio Lamer Puisne Justices: Claire L'Heureux-Dubé, Charles Gonthier, Peter Cory, Beverley McLachlin, Frank Iacobucci, John C. Major, Michel Bastarache, Ian Binnie | |
| Reasons given | |
| Unanimous reasons by | Lamer |
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