Annual Report Appendices

Appendix A: Summary of New, Retained and Replaced Performance Measures

Appendix B: Ministry Operational Volumes for 2005/06

Examples of Annual Volumes (Based on 2005/06 Data)

Appendix C: Legislation Administered by the
Ministry of Attorney General

In 2005/06, the Ministry of Attorney General was responsible for administering the following acts and regulations.

Administrative Tribunals Act

Administrative Tribunals Appointment and Administration Act

Adult Guardianship Act

Age of Majority Act

Association of Former M.L.A.s of British Columbia Act

Attorney General Act (ss. 1, 2 (a) – (d), (f), (g), (i) and (j), 3 and 4; ss. 2 (e), 5 and 6 as they relate to the powers, duties and functions of the Attorney General and Minister Responsible for Multiculturalism)

Civil Rights Protection Act

Class Proceedings Act

Coastal Ferry Act (Part 4 and ss. 70, 72 and 73)

Commercial Arbitration Act

Conflict of Laws Rules for Trusts Act

Constitution Act(except ss. 25 – 27)

Constitutional Amendment Approval Act

Constitutional Question Act

County Boundary Act

Court Agent Act

Court of Appeal Act

Court Order Enforcement Act

Court Order Interest Act

Court Rules Act

Criminal Code (Canada) (s. 672.38 (1) insofar as it applies to British Columbia)

Crown Counsel Act

Crown Franchise Act

Crown Proceeding Act

Debtor Assistance Act

Disciplinary Authority Protection Act

Election Act

Electoral Boundaries Commission Act

Electoral Districts Act

Electoral Reform Referendum Act

Enforcement of Canadian Judgments Act

Escheat Act

Estate Administration Act

Estates of Missing Persons Act

Evidence Act

Expropriation Act

Family Compensation Act

Family Maintenance Enforcement Act

Family Relations Act

Federal Courts Jurisdiction Act

Financial Disclosure Act

Foreign Arbitral Awards Act

Foreign Money Claims Act

Fraudulent Conveyance Act

Fraudulent Preference Act

Frustrated Contract Act

Good Samaritan Act

Holocaust Memorial Day Act

Human Rights Code

Infants Act

Inquiry Act

Insurance Corporation Act (Divisions 1 to 3 of Part 2)

Interjurisdictional Support Orders Act

International Commercial Arbitration Act

International Sale of Goods Act

International Trusts Act

Interpretation Act

Judicial Compensation Act

Judicial Review Procedure Act

Jury Act

Justice Administration Act

Law and Equity Act

Law Reform Commission Act

Legal Profession Act

Legal Services Society Act

Libel and Slander Act

Limitation Act

Lobbyists Registration Act

Local Government Bylaw Notice Enforcement Act

Members' Conflict of Interest Act

Ministry of Consumer and Corporate Affairs Act (ss. 3 and 4 (a) in relation to consumer affairs; s. 4 (b) – (d))

Ministry of International Business and Immigration Act

Ministry of Provincial Secretary and Government Services Act (sections 2 (1), (2), (3), (5) and (6), 3, 5, 6 and 7)

Multiculturalism Act

Negligence Act

Notaries Act

Occupiers Liability Act

Offence Act

Office for Children and Youth Act

Ombudsman Act

Partition of Property Act

Patients Property Act

Perpetuity Act

Police Complaint Commissioner Enabling and Validating Act

Power of Appointment Act

Power of Attorney Act

Privacy Act

Probate Recognition Act

Property Law Act

Provincial Court Act

Public Guardian and Trustee Act

Queen's Counsel Act

Recall and Initiative Act

Referendum Act

Regulations Act

Representation Agreement Act

Safe Streets Act

Securities Act

Sheriff Act

Small Claims Act

Statute Revision Act

Statute Uniformity Act

Subpoena (Interprovincial) Act

Supreme Court Act

Survivorship and Presumption of Death Act

Trespass Act

Trust and Settlement Variation Act

Trustee Act

Trustee (Church Property) Act

Utilities Commission Act

Wills Act (except Part 2)

Wills Variation Act

Youth Justice Act (Part 1 and section 44 (2) (a) and (b))

Appendix D: List of Crowns, Agencies, Boards and Commissions

Public Guardian and Trustee of British Columbia

The Public Guardian and Trustee (PGT) is appointed under the Public Guardian and Trustee Act, for a six-year term, to protect the legal and financial interests of children, and provide assistance to adults who need support for financial and personal decision making. The PGT also administers the estates of deceased and missing persons when there is no one else able to do so.

For more information on this organization, please go to: http://www.trustee.bc.ca/

Child and Youth Officer

The Officer provides support to children, youth and their families in obtaining relevant services and provides independent observations and advice to government about the state of services provided or funded by government to children and youth in British Columbia. The Officer may comment publicly on matters affecting children and youth. At the request of the Attorney General, the Officer must undertake an investigation into any matter within the scope of the Office for Children and Youth Act and make a confidential report to the Attorney General, who determines whether the report should be made public. The Officer reports annually to the Attorney General who must table the report in the Legislative Assembly.

For more information on this organization, please go to: http://www.gov.bc.ca/cyo/

British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal

The Tribunal is responsible for accepting, screening, mediating and adjudicating complaints under the Human Rights Code. The Tribunal provides parties the opportunity to resolve complaints through mediation. Complaints that are not resolved through mediation proceed to a hearing before the Tribunal. The Tribunal is accountable to the legislature through the Attorney General and functions independently of government on all matters related to adjudication of complaints. Orders of the Tribunal are enforceable in the British Columbia Supreme Court.

For more information on this organization, please go to: http://www.bchrt.bc.ca/

British Columbia Review Board

The British Columbia Review Board is established under the Criminal Code of Canada. The chair and members are appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council on the recommendation of the Attorney General. The Board conducts hearings to review and assess the mental condition and level of threat to the public posed by mentally disordered accused persons to determine whether they should be absolutely or conditionally discharged, or detained in a designated place of custody.

For more information on this organization, please go to: http://www.bcrb.bc.ca/

British Columbia Ferry Commission

The British Columbia Ferry Commission regulates British Columbia Ferry Services Inc. (BC Ferries), the major ferry operator in coastal British Columbia, which holds an effective monopoly on most of its routes. The Commission is established under the Coastal Ferry Act, and consists of the Commissioner and not more than two Deputy Commissioners. The Commission operates independently of government to regulate fares and service levels of BC Ferries on 25 saltwater routes. The Act sets out six principles that the Commission is to follow in the course of its regulatory activities to protect the public interest in the provision of coastal ferry services.

For more information on this organization, please go to: http://www.bcferrycommission.com/

Legal Services Society

The Legal Services Society (LSS) provides legal aid in British Columbia as set out in the Legal Services Society Act. Services include legal information, advice and representation to people with low incomes. The provincial government provides most of the Society's funding, but LSS remains independent of government. The Society reports its activities to the provincial government through the Attorney General, and determines the range of services it will provide within the framework of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) negotiated with the Attorney General every three years.

For more information on this organization, please go to: http://www.lss.bc.ca/Home.htm

British Columbia Securities Commission

The British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) is the independent provincial government agency responsible for regulating securities trading in British Columbia through the administration of the Securities Act. The Commission has legal authority to protect investors and market integrity by imposing requirements through rules or other regulatory instruments and by taking enforcement actions.

For more information on this organization, please go to: http://www.bcsc.bc.ca

British Columbia Utilities Commission

The British Columbia Utilities Commission operates under and administers the Utilities Commission Act, regulating utilities to ensure customers receive safe, reliable and non-discriminatory energy services at fair rates, and that shareholders of those utilities are afforded a reasonable opportunity to earn a fair return on their invested capital.

For more information on this organization, please go to: http://www.bcuc.com/