The legislation section of the official website of the Government of Nova Scotia provides access to Nova Scotia statutes consolidated to June 2008. The statutes can be browsed by title and viewed in full text HTML. Statutes can be searched using a keyword search facility. A link is given to all statutes in force and not in force from the 1995-96 session onwards.
The Access to Justice and law Reform Institute of Nova Scotia was formed in 1991 by the Government of Nova Scotia to act as an independent advisor and review the laws of Nova Scotia. The Commission makes recommendations to improve, update and reform the law involving the general public in the consultation procedures. A full list of publications is available, together with full-text online versions of the discussion papers and final reports produced for each project the Commission works on. Details of the latest reports and project developments are given in the News section.
Website containing an electronic version of the consolidated regulations of Nova Scotia prepared by the Department of Justice's, Registry of Regulations. Most regulations filed with the Registry are available online and may be searched by Act or by Department responsible for administering them. Regulations can also be searched by keyword and displayed in full text (HTML).
Website of the Nova Scotia Barristers' Society (NSBS) the governing body for the legal profession in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. The site has information regarding the history and management of the NSBS with online copies of regulations and governing legislation. The site also provides PDF copies of policy documents, forms, guidelines and reports covering professional and practice issues, complaints and discipline. There is information about the discipline procedure aimed at the public along with links to other Nova Scotian and Canadian legal resources.
A CanLII database including most decisions made by the Provincial Court of Nova Scotia from July 2002 onwards and a selection of decisions from 2000 and 2001. The data is supplied directly by the Court. Decisions can be searched by keyword or browsed by date. CanLII, the Canadian Legal Information Institute, is a key service providing free access to Canadian primary legal materials. The service has been designed by LexUM at the University of Montreal (using software developed by AustLII) on the initiative of the Federation of Law Societies of Canada.
A collection of decisions carried by a CanLII database including all judgments rendered by the Family Division of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia from January 2001 onwards. Decisions can be searched or browsed by date. CanLII, the Canadian Legal Information Institute, is a key service providing free access to Canadian primary legal materials. The service has been designed by LexUM at the University of Montreal (using software developed by AustLII) on the initiative of the Federation of Law Societies of Canada.
A CanLII database containing all decisions rendered by the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia from June 1999 onwards along with a selection of decisions from 1971 onwards. Decisions can be searched or browsed by date. Practice rules for the Court are also provided on the site. CanLII, the Canadian Legal Information Institute, is a key service providing free access to Canadian primary legal materials. The service has been designed by LexUM at the University of Montreal (using software developed by AustLII) on the initiative of the Federation of Law Societies of Canada.
A CanLII database containing all decisions rendered by the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal from 1990 onwards and selected decisions from 1984 onwards. Decisions can be searched or browsed by date. CanLII, the Canadian Legal Information Institute, is a key service providing free access to Canadian primary legal materials. The service has been designed by LexUM at the University of Montreal (using software developed by AustLII) on the initiative of the Federation of Law Societies of Canada. The site is available in both official languages of Canada, English and French.
