1. Nunavut Legislation Editorial overview
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Moving Forward
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Danielle Lepage-Arnakak - September 2011
Rev.1 October 2011

2. Yesterday Up to March 31, 1999 NWT Legacy Legislation
221 Acts
329 Regulations
51 Orders
In Word Perfect format
French and English on same , two columns
To Convert in Word
To Process Each Language Separately
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3. Towards Tomorrow
Inherited Legislation to amend, adopt and/or, enact for the Nunavut reality
As per the Nunavut Act, s.76.05
Amendments are intended to change the nature or impact of GN programs or services to the public.
Add Inuit Language
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4. Today As of April 1, 1999 Nunavut Legislation nunavutizes NWT Law
263 Nunavut Statutes and Amending Acts (source law)
Certified Bills, Chapters, Statutes, Annual volumes
All Published in Three Languages
Repeals and Modifies Grandfathered Legislation
Tables of Acts
339 Regulations, to date
Tables of Regulations
42 Statutory Instruments (1 NSI)
Consolidations ―Acts and Regulations (zero end of 2005)
139 (179 including updates)
Nunavut Gazette – Part I, Part II
Annual Indexes
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5. Volume of Legislative Output, per government
First Assembly
Second Assembly
TOTAL PAGES 2363
TOTAL PAGES 2941
Third Assembly
TOTAL PAGES to date
TOTAL PAGES, ALL: 6631 to date (+ Tables of Acts and Regulations, Indexes)
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6. Nunavut Legislation Website6
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7. * QP Conf, Ottawa Sep20, 2011: Round table to follow in few weeks
Factors of Influence
Growing Interest in the Arctic
Website traffic and Questions to the Territorial Printer ―increasing
Inuit Language Protection Act, Official Language Act, Education Act ―impacts
Social Context determines the parameters
Technology: non-standardized tools, Communication Satellite
Linguistic: Four languages (and two forms of writing)
Workforce – One person , *Job (re)definition:
Nunavut Official Editor/Éditeur officiel du Nunavut (Québec model)
Uniform Law Conference (businesses, commerce)
No dedicated Editorial Budget : within Legislation Division
* QP Conf, Ottawa Sep20, 2011: Round table to follow in few weeks
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8. Tomorrow Reflect Regulations as Stand Alone Hyperlink in Web
Currently via the Nunavut Gazette Part II
All Consolidations completed
Maintenance: just-in-time principle when amendments
Authoritative Legislation : Online + Consolidations ?
Copyright (round table)
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9. Long Term Revised Statutes (R.S.Nu.)
Revised Regulations (R.R.Nu.) ? R
Enhance access to Law for Inuit
Inuit Language consolidations is a major challenge
Necessity will lead the means
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10. … and looong, very looong term
A dream: Nunavut Official Publications©
Other GN Departments Products
Cost Recovery/Revenues: eCommerce , online sales
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11. Copyright Round Table Update Q #11 of our chart
Procedures for Authenticating Official State Online Legal Material -
Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act
   
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