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His Excellency the Governor General recommends to the House of
Commons the appropriation of public revenue under the circumstances,
in the manner and for the purposes set out in a measure entitled ``An Act
to amend the Nunavut Act and the Constitution Act, 1867''.
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This enactment amends the Nunavut Act and makes consequential
amendments to other federal statutes, including the Constitution Act,
1867.
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The principal amendments to the Nunavut Act provide for
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(a) Nunavut's initial set of laws which consist of enactments that
duplicate the ordinances of the Northwest Territories (NWT), and
the establishment of its initial governmental administration which
duplicates the public offices and bodies of the NWT;
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(b) the preservation in Nunavut of rights, privileges and
authorizations granted, before its establishment, under NWT laws;
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(c) the assignment to the Government of Nunavut of federal leases
of facilities and housing being built for that Government;
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(d) the clarification of the authorities and powers of the Interim
Commissioner of Nunavut;
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(e) the authority for the Governor in Council, in the absence of
agreement on the division of the existing NWT assets and liabilities,
to transfer the ownership of property, other than land, from the NWT
to Nunavut and to terminate certain federal contracts;
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(f) holding the first general election for the Legislative Assembly of
Nunavut before the new territory is established to allow the
Legislature to function as soon as that establishment occurs;
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(g) the application of collective agreements entered into by the
Government of the Northwest Territories with its public service to
Nunavut's public service; and
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(h) mechanisms to determine and confer jurisdiction on NWT and
Nunavut courts and administrative bodies to deal with pending
judicial and administrative matters.
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The amendments to the Constitution Act, 1867 provide for Senate
and House of Commons representation for Nunavut.
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