R. v. Gillis (J.J.), 2001 NSPC 11
Judge | Ross, P.C.J. |
Court | Provincial Court of Nova Scotia (Canada) |
Case Date | February 19, 2001 |
Jurisdiction | Nova Scotia |
Citations | 2001 NSPC 11;(2001), 194 N.S.R.(2d) 42 (ProvCt) |
R. v. Gillis (J.J.) (2001), 194 N.S.R.(2d) 42 (ProvCt);
606 A.P.R. 42
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Temp. Cite: [2001] N.S.R.(2d) TBEd. MY.034
Her Majesty the Queen v. John James Gillis
(986149; 2001 NSPC 11)
Indexed As: R. v. Gillis (J.J.)
Nova Scotia Provincial Court
Ross, P.C.J.
May 8, 2001.
Summary:
The accused was charged with fishing for gaspereau during a weekly close time contrary to s. 79(a) of the Fisheries Act of Canada.
The Nova Scotia Provincial Court ordered a stay of proceedings because the Crown failed to comply with s. 11(2) of the Statutory Instruments Act (Can.) and the defence proved officially induced error.
Fish and Game - Topic 2105
Fishing offences - Defences - Officially induced error - [See Statutes - Topic 5359 ].
Statutes - Topic 5359
Operation and effect - Delegated legislation - Regulations - Requirement of public notice - Section 11(2) of the Statutory Instruments Act (Can.) prohibited a conviction for an offence under a regulation not published in the Canada Gazette unless reasonable steps were taken to bring the purport of the regulation to the notice of persons likely affected by it - A 1999 variation order respecting the gaspereau fishery decreed a weekly close time and was published only in newspapers - A license issued to Gillis in 2000 stipulated that "Subject to any variation orders that may be issued" the license conditions were valid from March 21, 2000 to December 31, 2000 - In 2000, Gillis was charged with fishing gaspereau during the weekly close time - The Nova Scotia Provincial Court ordered a stay of proceedings where the license had not drawn Gillis' attention to variation orders issued before March 21, 2000 and the combined effect of the license condition and the newspaper created "confusion and contradiction" - Hence, s. 11(2) was not complied with - Also, officially induced error was proved.
Cases Noticed:
R. v. Saulnier (1989), 90 N.S.R.(2d) 77; 230 A.P.R. 77 (Co. Ct.), refd to. [para. 17].
Spinney v. Canada (Minister of Fisheries and Oceans) (2000), 183 F.T.R. 71 (T.D.), consd. [para. 17].
Gulf Trollers Association v. Canada (Minister of Fisheries and Oceans) et al., [1987] 2 F.C. 93; 72 N.R. 31 (F.C.A.), refd to. [para. 17].
Western Pulp Inc. v. Roxburgh et al. (1990), 122 N.R. 156 (F.C.A.), refd to. [para. 17].
R. v. Michael, [1988] B.C.J. No. 1043 (C.A.), consd. [para. 17].
R. v. Jorgensen (R.) et al., [1995] 4 S.C.R. 55; 189 N.R. 1; 87 O.A.C. 1; 102 C.C.C.(3d) 97, refd to. [para. 19].
Statutes Noticed:
Statutory Instruments Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. S-22, sect. 11(2) [para. 9].
Counsel:
None disclosed.
Ross, P.C.J., of the Nova Scotia Provincial Court heard this trial on February 19, 2001, and delivered the following oral decision on May 8, 2001, with written release on May 16, 2001.
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