1 Definitions
(a) "binding judicial dispute r esolution proceeding" means a
binding judicial dispute resolution proceeding referred to in
section 64.1;
(a.1) "claim" includes a third party claim unless the context
requires otherwise;
(a.2) "clerk" means a clerk or deputy clerk of the Court of
Justice;
(a.201) "Court of Justice" or " Court" means the Alberta Court of
Justice;
(a.21) "defendant" means a person against whom a remedy is
sought in a claim or counterclaim filed under Part 4;
(a.3) "electronic" has the same meaning as in the Electronic
Transactions Act;
RSA 2000
(a.4) "hearing" includes an a pplication, proceeding or trial before
the Court under Part 4;
(b) "judge" means a judge of th e Court of Justice appointed or
approved to continue in office under this Act and includes a
Chief Justice, Deputy Chief Justice, Assistant Chief Justice,
part-time judge and supernumerary judge;
(b.1) "Judicial Council" means the Judicial Council established
under Part 6 of the Judicature Act;
(c) "justice of the peace" has the same meaning as in the Justice
of the Peace Act;
(d) repealed 2011 c20 s8;
(d.1) "local authority" means
(i) a city, town, village, s ummer village, municipal
district, specialized municipality or Metis settlement,
(ii) the Minister responsible for the Municipal Government
Act, in the case of an improvement district, or
(iii) the Minister responsible for the Special Areas Act, in the
case of a special area;
(d.2) "plaintiff" means a person who is named as plaintiff in a
claim or counterclaim filed under Part 4;
(e) repealed AR 75/2023;
(e.1) "recorded mail" means a form of document delivery by mail
or courier in which the receipt of the document must be
acknowledged in writing;
(e.2) "school board" means a board as defined in the Education
Act;
(f) repealed 2011 c20 s8.
RSA 2000 cP-31 s1;RSA 2000 c16(Supp) s2;2005 c15 s2;
2011 c20 s8;2012 cE-0.3 s288;2015 c12 s6;2017 c22 s42
AR 75/2023