Bylaws

3. Object and Powers

The objects of the Branch are

1. to promote law reform;
2. to improve the administration of justice at the local, territorial and national level;
3. to promote public discussion of issues pertaining to justice and law reform; to promote equal, safe and speedy access to justice;
4. to improve and promote the knowledge, skill, ethical standards and well-being of all members of the legal profession;
5. to represent the legal profession at the local, territorial and national level;
6. to promote and protect the interests of members of the Branch;
7. to participate in and promote public legal education;
8. to recognize and take into account the unique cultural and linguistic composition of the Nunavut in the development and implementation of Association and Branch programs and policies;
9. to recognize and support the role played by affiliates in the administration of justice in Nunavut;
10. to work with and, when advisable, enter into agreements with the Law Society of Nunavut for the attainment of these objects;
11. to work with and promote the objects, resolutions, programs and policies of the Association.