March 14, 2018
A technical briefing for media related to amendments to the Family Violence Protection Act will be provided tomorrow (Thursday, March 15). The briefing will take place in the Media Centre, Ground Floor, East Block, Confederation Building, at 11:30 a.m. The…
March 7, 2018
The following statement was given today in the House of Assembly by the Honourable Andrew Parsons, Minister of Justice and Public Safety: Mr. Speaker, on March 16 the Department of Justice and Public Safety will host its third justice summit….
March 7, 2018
The Department of Justice and Public Safety has received a tremendous amount of feedback following the inaugural committee meeting on violence against women and girls. The meeting, which was held on December 8, 2017, brought participants together to discuss the…
March 6, 2018
The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador is introducing an amendment to the Legal Aid Act which would remove a Legal Aid client’s option to choose a private practice lawyer. Instead, the client will be provided with a lawyer employed by the Legal…
March 5, 2018
A technical briefing for media related to the Amendments to the Public Inquiries Act will be held tomorrow (Tuesday, March 6). The briefing will take place in the Media Centre, Ground Floor, East Block, Confederation Building, at 12:00 p.m. The…
March 1, 2018
The Honourable Andrew Parsons, Minister of Justice and Public Safety and Attorney General, will address the Canadian Bar Association-Newfoundland and Labrador mid-winter conference luncheon tomorrow (Friday, March 2) at 12:00 p.m. The address will take place at the Marble Mountain…
March 1, 2018
The following statement was given today in the House of Assembly by the Honourable Andrew Parsons, Minister of Justice and Public Safety and Attorney General: Mr. Speaker, the Citizens’ Crime Prevention Association of Newfoundland and Labrador is celebrating 30 years…
March 1, 2018
The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador is making changes to Child Support Service Regulations to ensure a fair standard of support is calculated to help pay for the needs of children. Effective as of March 1, where a parent is…
February 28, 2018
The following statement was given today in the House of Assembly by the Honourable Andrew Parsons, Minister of Justice and Public Safety and Attorney General: Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise in this Honourable House to welcome the new…
February 21, 2018
Today, the Honourable Andrew Parsons, Minister of Justice and Public Safety and Attorney General, announced that a West Coast Justice Summit will be held on March 16 in Corner Brook. Similar to the previous summits held in St. John’s and…
