Sentences with phrase «strict rules of evidence»

Conduct of hearing: The Chairperson shall preside at the hearing, which shall not be bound by the strict rules of evidence applicable to judicial tribunals, but by the Outline of Procedure for Arbitration Hearing found in Part Twelve of this Manual, and by the Chairperson's Procedural Guide: Conduct of an Interboard Arbitration Hearing, also in Part Twelve of this Manual.

The Committee, while welcoming recent reforms, notes with concern the high cost, complexity and strict rules of evidence applying to claims under the Native Title Act.

despite the reforms to the native title system, the high cost, complexity and strict rules of evidence applying to claims under the Native Title Act, have a negative impact on the recognition and protection of the right of indigenous peoples to their ancestral lands.

notes with concern the high cost, complexity and strict rules of evidence applying to claims under the Native Title Act.

For example the amendments only apply to evidence of traditional law and custom, not to every element of native title, to which the strict rules of evidence will continue to apply.

As it has been stated in many native title reports, providing such evidence generation by generation, while being subject to the strict rules of evidence, is a herculean task for people of an oral culture with a history of dispossession and generations of children that were removed from their parents.

Speed: The absence of the application of strict rules of evidence and precedent permits an ombudsman's office quick access to decision makers and a focused and fast understanding of the issue in dispute and the pragmatic means for resolving it.

Accordingly, while panels may depart from strict rules of evidence, evidential issues may be subject to review on a standard of correctness.

Somehow the scientists would now have to give the world practical advice — yet without abandoning the commitment to strict rules of evidence and reasoning that made them scientists in the first place.

Not exact matches

Specific topics covered include the role of the prosecutor, defendant and justice of the peace; the presumption of innocence; proof beyond a reasonable doubt and findings of credibility; elements of an offence; guilty pleas to an offence charged or another offence; mens rea, strict liability and absolute liability offences; defences to regulatory charges, including due diligence, reasonable mistake of fact and officially induced error; trial procedure; presentation of evidence; rules of evidence; the voir dire; dealing with the unrepresented defendant; Charter applications; access to justice issues; paralegals and lawyers in the courtroom; requests for a bilingual trial; articulating reasons for judgment; delivery of a judgment; sentencing; and trials of young persons.

While parties may agree that some evidence can be admitted without strict compliance with those rules, there can be no doubt that every party has the legal right to insist that the rules of evidence be strictly followed.

As legal rights are not being determined, there is no requirement for the strict application of the rules of evidence.

I imagine that the rules about disclosure of inculpatory evidence must be much older and much stricter.

ODR is a generally informal, flexible and creative tool of dispute resolution which is not governed by strict rules of procedure and evidence.

The underlying cause of the absence is key and while there is no strict rule that evidence of disability should come from a doctor, a GP's view will often be taken into account.

In June 2017, the Supreme Court of Canada («the SCC») ruled in R v Bradshaw that the test for using corroborative evidence to establish substantive reliability of hearsay evidence is a strict one.