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Dennis Lister III, JP, MP

Dennis Lister III, JP, MP

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12 May 2025 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Chair man. I am not yet moving with the next head. I will just give the subjective analysis of H ead 87. Subjective analysis
12 May 2025 House of Assembly
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Mr. Chairman, the subjective analysis of current account estimates of the Ministry of Justice Headquarters 2025/26 is found on page B -80. I will highlight the material object code increases and decreases. Salaries decrease by $609,000 primarily due to salary adjustments offset by the transfer of eight positions to another Ministry. Advertising and promotion expenses have decreased by $38,000 as …
12 May 2025 House of Assembly
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Mr. Chairman, the budget allocation for capital expenditure is found at page C -10, of the Estimates of R evenue and E xpenditure. The Ministry of Justice Headquarters has been allocated a total of $29,000 for fiscal year 2025 /26. This funding will be utilised to acquire new office furniture as the existing items are fully depreci-ated and have no …
12 May 2025 House of Assembly
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I will now move on to H ead 3, the Judicial Department, which can be found on pages B-83 to B -90 of the B udget Book. Mr. Chair man, the Judiciary is established by the Constitution as a separate and independent branch of government. Its task is to adjudicate charges of criminal conduct, resolve disputes, uphold the rights and …
12 May 2025 House of Assembly
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The judicial system is comprised of three levels of court : the Magistrates ’ Court (consisting of Criminal, Civil and F amily Courts ), the Supreme Court ( consisting of C riminal , Civil and Commercial , Appellant, Family , Matrimonial and Probate jurisdictions ), and the Court of Appeal . Ancillary service s offered under the umbrella of judicial …
12 May 2025 House of Assembly
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The capital expenditure estimates for 2025/26 are found on page C -10 of the Approved Estimates of R evenue Expenditure Budget Book. The Judicial Department has been allocated a total of $1 million for fiscal year 2025 /26 for the replacement of its outdated case management system, JEMS. With the procurement process well underway, 386 12 May 2025 Official Hansard …
12 May 2025 House of Assembly
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The current account estimates for Head 3, the Judicial Department begin on page B - 84 of the Budget Book. A total of $10,334,000 has been allocated to Head 3 within the Ministry of Legal Affairs and Constitutional Reform. This amount represents a $783,000 or 8 per cent increase from the 2024/25 fiscal year. Additional funding that has been allocated …
12 May 2025 House of Assembly
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Mr. Chair man, I am pleased to provide an analysis by business unit of the budget estimates for the Judicial Department for the fiscal year 2025 /26 compared to 2024 /25. The Supreme Court , 13000 Criminal Injuries Compensation
12 May 2025 House of Assembly
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Original estimate for 2024 /25 [was] $208,000. Estimates for 2025 /26, zero dollars , a decrease of $208,000 or 100 [per cent] . This funding has now been allocated elsewhere within the Ministry and is no longer accounted for in the Judicial Department ’s cost centre. Supreme Court , 13010
12 May 2025 House of Assembly
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Original estimates for 20 24/25 [was] $1,024,000. Estimates for 2025/26 [is] $1,184,000, an increase of $160,000 or 16 per cent . This cost centre provides for the salaries and operational expenses for the administration of the Supreme Court Registry, for which there are 10 posts, including the assistant registr ar, Supreme Court manager, accounts personnel and administrative officers. The increase …
12 May 2025 House of Assembly
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The original estimate [for] 2024 /25 [was] $2,722,000. Estimates for 20 25/26 [is] $3,231,000, a n increase of $509,000, or 19 per cent . This c ost centre provides for the salaries and operational expenses for the courtrooms and chambers of the Supreme Court (Criminal , Civil and C ommercial , and Families /Matrimonial divisions ). There are 20 posts …
12 May 2025 House of Assembly
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Original estimate for 2024 /25 [was] $472,000. E stimates for [2025/26] [is] $510,000 , an increase of $38,000, or 8 per cent . This cost centre provides salaries for the I nformation Technology Section. There are three posts : the IT manager, IT assistant and a data entry clerk. This funding also includes the cost for transcription services and maintenance …
12 May 2025 House of Assembly
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Original estimates [for] 20 24/25 [was] $1,002,000. E stimates for 2025 /26 [is] $1,016,000, an increase of $ 14,000 or 1 per cent. This cost centre provides the sitting and retainer fees of the President of the Court of Appeal, five Justices of Appeal and the salaries of two posts : the administrative officer Court of Appeal and an administrative …
12 May 2025 House of Assembly
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Original estimates for 20 24/25 [was] $1,061,000. Estimates for [2025/26] [is] $1,087,000, an increase of $26,000 or 2 per cent . This cost centre provides funding for the S enior Magistrate, four Magistrates and Acting Appointments where necessary . The Magistrates ’ Court is presided over by the Worshipful Senior Magistrate Maxanne J. Anderson, the Worshipful Tyrone Chin, the Worshipful …
12 May 2025 House of Assembly
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Original estimates for 20 24/25 [was] $261,000. Estimates for 2025 /26 [is] $2 73,000, an increase of $12,000 , or 5 per cent . This cost centre provides for the administrative arm of the Magistrates’ Court Civil Section . The Civil Section is overseen by the office manager, who has under their remit one senior court associate and two court …
12 May 2025 House of Assembly
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Original estimates [for] 20 24/25 [was] $511,000. Estimates for 2025 /26 [is] $531,000, an increase of $20,000 , or 4 per cent. This cost centre provides for the salaries and operational expenses for the Family and C hild Support Section of the Magistrates ’ Court. There are six posts including the family support officer, enforcement officer , an administrative assistant …
12 May 2025 House of Assembly
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Original estimates [for 2024/25 was] $1,279,000, estimates for 20 25/26 [is] $1,330,000, an increase of $51,000 or 4 per cent . This cost centre provides for the salaries and operational expenses for the administration of the Magistrates ’ Court, for which there are six posts, including the court manager , office manager, accounting officer and administrative public officers. In 2024/25, …
12 May 2025 House of Assembly
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Original estimates for 2024/25 [was] $464,000. Estimates for 2025 /26 [is] $595,000, an increase of $131,000 or 28 per cent . The Criminal/Traffic Records Sections falls under the remit of the office manager and is supervised by the records supervisor. There are two c ourt associates designated to this section who provide case management and court services related to the …
12 May 2025 House of Assembly
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Original estimate for 2024 /25 [was] $547,000. Estimates for 202 5/26 [is] $577,000, an increase of $30,000 or 5 per cent. This cost centre provides for the salaries, service and execution of court papers inclusive of Civil, Family, Supreme Court and Foreign Service. There is one Head Bailiff, a Deputy Provost, Marshal General, one administrative assistant and four bailiffs who …
12 May 2025 House of Assembly
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Mr. Chair man, the revenue estimates for 2025/26 are found on page B -5 of the Approved Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure Budget Book. Revenues are projected at $4,811,000, or an increase of 11 per cent from 2024/25. Total revenue for 2024/25— original estimate for 202 4/25 [was] $4,329,000. Estimate for 2025 /26 [is] 4,811,000, an increase of $482,000 or …