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The Supreme Court Act (French: Loi sur la Cour suprême) is an Act passed by the Parliament of Canada which established the Supreme Court of Canada. It was originally passed in 1875 as the Supreme and Exchequer Courts Act. However, at the time, the Supreme Court was not the supreme authority on Canadian law, as Supreme Court cases could still be appealed to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.[note 1]
The Supreme Court Act is not a part of the
Section 53
Section 53 of the Supreme Court Act provides the Governor in Council (also known as the Cabinet of Canada) the authority to submit reference questions.
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Notes
- ^ Appeals to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in criminal cases were abolished in 1933 through amendment of the Criminal Code. The Supreme Court Act was amended in 1949 to abolished appeals in civil cases.[1] (Note that cases that had begun before the relevant amendment retained the possibility to appeal.)
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- ^ An Act to amend the Criminal Code, S.C. 1932–33, c. 53, s. 17; An Act to amend the Supreme Court Act, S.C. 1949 (2nd sess.), c. 37, s. 3.
- Reference re Secession of Quebec, [1998] 2 SCR 217, para 4.
- ^ Reference re Secession of Quebec, [1998] 2 SCR 217, para 6.
- Reference re Secession of Quebec, [1998] 2 SCR 217, para 9.
- Reference re Secession of Quebec, [1998] 2 SCR 217, para 15.