PART 3 - Criminal Section
Appointment and mandate
8(1) The Criminal Section consists of those persons appointed by the constituent jurisdictions to participate in the activities of that Section.
8(2) The Criminal Section shall carry out the mandate of the Conference in relation to matters of criminal law.
Selection Committee – Criminal Section
9(1) The immediate past Chair of the Criminal Section, or the most recent past Chair of the Criminal Section who is a member of the Conference shall establish and serve as Chair of a Selection Committee for the purpose of selecting an incoming Chair of the Criminal Section.
9(2) The Selection Committee shall consist of the following members:
(a) the Chair of the Selection Committee;
(b) the President; and
(c) at least three members of the Criminal Section.
9(3) The members referred to in clause (2)(c) shall be selected by the Chair of the Selection Committee in consultation with the jurisdictional representatives, taking into account regional and other interests represented in the Criminal Section.
9(4) The Chair of the Selection Committee shall report the names of the members of the Selection Committee to the Criminal Section as soon as the circumstances permit after the members are selected.
9(5) The jurisdictional representatives for the Criminal Section may recommend persons for the office of incoming Chair to the Selection Committee, and the Committee shall consider those recommendations before selecting a person as incoming chair.
9(6) A member of the Selection Committee is not eligible to serve as the incoming Chair of the Criminal Section.
9(7) The Selection Committee shall provide the jurisdictional representatives for the Criminal Section with the name of the person selected to serve as the incoming Chair of the Criminal Section as soon as the circumstances permit after making the selection.
9(8) The Selection Committee shall present the Chair and incoming Chair of the Criminal Section at the annual meeting.
Term of office – Section Chair
10(1) The Chair of the Criminal Section shall hold office for a one-year term.
10(2) Despite subsection (1), the Chair of the Criminal Section is eligible to be selected for a term of one additional year.
10(3) If, for any reason, the Chair of the Criminal Section is unable to complete their term of office, the members of the Steering Committee for the Criminal Section shall designate a member from amongst themselves to serve as Chair of the Criminal Section for the remainder of the unexpired term of office.
10(4) Time served in office under subsection (3) does not render a person ineligible to be selected for the same office on the expiry of the remainder of that term of office.
Steering Committee – Criminal Section
11(1) The Chair of the Criminal Section shall establish and serve as Chair of a Steering Committee for the Criminal Section which shall consist of the following members:
(a) the Chair of the Committee;
(b) the incoming Chair of the Criminal Section;
(c) the immediate past Chair of the Criminal Section;
(d) at least two members of the Criminal Section; and
(e) the Secretary of the Criminal Section.
11(2) A vacancy on the Steering Committee does not impair the capacity of the Committee to act.
11(3) The members referred to in clause (1)(d) shall be selected by the Chair of the Criminal Section, taking into account regional and other interests represented in the Criminal Section.
11(4) Subject to its Constitution, this by-law and the policies of the Conference, the Steering Committee for the Criminal Section may do anything it considers appropriate to carry out the mandate of the Section including but not limited to the following:
(a) providing support to the Chair of the Criminal Section in planning the annual meeting of the Criminal Section and assisting the Chair in setting the agenda for that meeting;
(b) establishing the committees that it considers appropriate;
(c) subject to subsection 34(2), adopting rules of procedure and policies governing the activities of the Criminal Section; and
(d) providing instruction to the jurisdictional representatives of the Criminal Section.
Secretary of Criminal Section
12(1) The Steering Committee of the Criminal Section shall appoint a Secretary.
12(2) The Secretary shall remain in office until he or she resigns or is replaced.
Jurisdictional representatives
13(1) The Executive Director shall, on behalf of the President, invite each constituent jurisdiction to appoint a person to be the jurisdictional representative for the Criminal Section.
13(2) The jurisdictional representatives shall represent and serve the interests of the Criminal Section in their jurisdictions, including but not limited to the following:
(a) organizing the jurisdictional delegations in preparation for meetings of the Section, including by submitting resolutions for debate at the Annual Meeting;
(b) nominating representatives to participate in working groups established by the Section;
(c) promoting, monitoring and advancing the work of the Criminal Section in the constituent jurisdiction as appropriate; and
(d) providing information about the work of the Section to relevant or interested persons as appropriate.