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COMPELLABLE APPEAR AS WITNESS [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-09-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Rules of Court
- Training of Personnel
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- compellable to appear as a witness
1, record 1, English, compellable%20to%20appear%20as%20a%20witness
correct, federal act
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The members and the Chairperson are not competent or compellable to appear as a witness in any civil proceedings. 2, record 1, English, - compellable%20to%20appear%20as%20a%20witness
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Term found in the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, 2001 and the Public Service Modernization Act, 2003. 3, record 1, English, - compellable%20to%20appear%20as%20a%20witness
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Règles de procédure
- Perfectionnement et formation du personnel
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- contraignable
1, record 1, French, contraignable
correct, federal act
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans l'exercice effectif ou censé tel de leurs fonctions, le président et les commissaires bénéficient de l'immunité civile et pénale pour les faits, actes ou omissions accomplis et des énonciations faites de bonne foi et ne sont, au civil, ni habiles à témoigner ni contraignables. 2, record 1, French, - contraignable
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme tiré de la Loi sur l'immigration et la protection des réfugiés, 2001 et de la Loi sur la modernisation de la fonction publique, 2003. 3, record 1, French, - contraignable
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-06-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Federal Administration
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- compellable to appear as a witness
1, record 2, English, compellable%20to%20appear%20as%20a%20witness
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Members of the [Public Service Staffing] Tribunal, persons employed by the Tribunal and persons retained under subsection 95(2) are not competent or compellable to appear as a witness in any civil proceedings respecting information obtained in the discharge of their functions. [Public Service Modernization Act, 2003] 1, record 2, English, - compellable%20to%20appear%20as%20a%20witness
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Administration fédérale
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- personne contraignable à témoigner
1, record 2, French, personne%20contraignable%20%C3%A0%20t%C3%A9moigner
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les membres et le personnel du Tribunal [de la dotation de la fonction publique] et les personnes dont les services ont été retenus au titre du paragraphe 95(2) ne sont pas habiles à témoigner ni contraignables au civil quant aux renseignements qu'ils ont obtenus dans l'accomplissement de leurs fonctions. [Loi sur la modernisation de la fonction publique, 2003] 1, record 2, French, - personne%20contraignable%20%C3%A0%20t%C3%A9moigner
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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