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Allman v Northwest Territories (Commissioner)

Court Supreme Court
Date 1983-01-26
Other citations (C.A.) – (S.C.) – (S.C.C.) – [1983] N.W.T.R. 32 – [1984] N.W.T.R. xxxixn – additional reasons at [1983] N.W.T.R. 231 – affirmed [1984] N.W.T.R. 65 – leave to appeal refused (1983)
File numbers SC 6447
Judge(s) de Weerdt
Location Yellowknife
Cases and statutes considered Cases considered:
Minister of Justice of Canada v. Borowski (1981), 130 D.L.R. (3d) 588, 64 C.C.C. (2d) 97, 24 C.R. (3d) 352, (1982) 1 W.W.R. 97, 39 N.R. 331 (S.C.C.)
Re Potma and the Queen (1982), 67 C.C.C. (2d) 19

Statutes considered:
Plebiscite Ordinance, 1981 (3d) c. 13 (amended by 1982 (1st) c. 5), s. 1, s. 4, s. 5, s. 3 (1) (2), s. 6
Judicature Ordinance, R.O.N.W.T. 1974, C. j-1, s. 19 (o)
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, s. 2, s. 3, s. 6, s. 26, s. 30, s. 32 (1), s. 33
Decision information:

Abstract: Application for a declaration that no more than one year of ordinary residence is required of voters in a Territorial plebiscite under the Plebicite Ordinance - Application for declarations that the Plebicite Ordinance infringes or denies applicants' fundamental freedom of expression and mobility contrary to Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms - Under legislation, minimum of three years' residence required to vote in plebiscite rather than the minimum of one year required of an elector voting in election of members to Legislative Assembly - Court finding no infringement or denial of rights and freedoms of applicants.
Decision: Application dismissed
Subjects: Constitutional law - Constitution Act, 1982 - Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Keywords: Charter - fundamental freedoms
Freedom of expression
Mobility rights
Plebiscites - residence requirements

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