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Record 1 2014-05-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Administrative Law
  • Courts
  • Decisions (Practice and Procedural Law)
DEF

The power of an agency to decide an issue in the first instance when a court, having concurrent jurisdiction with the agency, determines that it would be more pragmatic for the agency to handle the case initially.

CONT

Canadian provinces and one of the territories (Yukon) have the primary jurisdiction over most areas of water management and protection.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit administratif
  • Tribunaux
  • Décisions (Droit judiciaire)
CONT

Les provinces et un des territoires, le Yukon, disposent de la compétence principale dans la plupart des domaines de la gestion et de la protection de l'eau.

Spanish

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