M-19 - Act respecting the Ministère de la Justice

Section 32.0.2 Disposition versions

2012-04-05

32.0.2. The Fund is dedicated to financing projects or activities geared to the public that focus on access to justice. Organized by the department or another party, the projects or activities must aim to further any of the following objectives:

(1)  knowledge and understanding of the law, particularly legislation applicable in Québec;

(2)  knowledge of Québec’s network of courts of justice and administrative tribunals, and a better understanding of how it works and of legal and administrative proceedings;

(3)  the use of various means of preventing or resolving disputes and of more easily obtaining or enforcing judicial or administrative decisions;

(4)  the drafting and dissemination of legal information in simple and clear language or language adapted to a specific clientele;

(5)  the creation, distribution and use of legal instruments or referral services;

(6)  access to legal services, including services provided free of charge or at a moderate cost by community organizations;

(7)  the optimal use of legal services;

(8)  research on access to the law or the justice system and on the public’s expectations in that regard; and

(9)  the improvement, in any way, of the Québec model of access to justice.

2012, c. 3, s. 1.