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Dennis Lister III, JP, MP

Dennis Lister III, JP, MP

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2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
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Madam Chairman, the subjective analysis of c urrent account estimates of the Ministry of Justice Headquarters 2026/27 is found on page B -81. I will highlight the material object code increases and decreases. • Salaries increased by $985,000, primarily due to salary increases in the Ministry. • Professional services increased by $184,000, largely driven by higher legal and consultancy fees. …
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
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Madam Chairman, t he budget allocation for c apital expenditures is found at p age C -10 of the Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure. The Ministry of Justice Headquarters has been allocated a total of $16,000 for fiscal 2026/27. This funding will be utilised to acquire new office furniture, as the existing items are fully depreciated and have no remaining …
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
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Administration has five staff which will consist of an e xecutive assistant, political aide consultant, administrative assistant, policy analyst and a Ministry comptroller. Business unit 97030, Legal Aid, has 10 staff which will consist of a senior legal aid counsel, legal aid counsel, junior legal aid counsel, administrative assistant, paralegal, executive assistant, office manager, accounts officer , and two pupils. …
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
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Okay. Mine might be a little different because my . . . I’m not following from the actual [Budget] Book. But I believe it might be page 2 . . . oh, no, a different page.
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
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Page B -84. Okay.
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
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Thank you, Madam Chairman. HEAD 3 —JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
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Madam Chairman, I will now present the budget for Head 3, the Judicial Department, found on pages B -84 to B -91 of the Budget Book. Mandate 2028 2 March 2026 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly Mr. Dennis Lister III: Madam Chairman, t he Judiciary is established by the Constitution as a separate and independent branch of government. …
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
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Okay.
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
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Okay. Thank you, Madam Chairman.
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
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Madam Chairman, t he Judicial system is comprised of three levels of c ourt. The Magistrates’ Court (consisting of the Criminal, Civil and Family Courts), the Supreme Court (consisting of the Criminal, Civil and Commercial, Appellate, Family/Matrimonial and Probate Jurisdictions) and the Court of Ap-peal. Ancillary services offered under the umbrella of the judicial system include b ailiff services. The …
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
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Capital expenditure estimates for 2026/27 are found on page C -10 of the Approved Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure Budget Book. In 2025/26 the d epartment was allocated $1,000,000 to replace its outdated case management system (JEMS) and an additional $18,000 for computer equipment. The department requires a robust case management system that will service all -levels of c ourt. …
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
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Madam Chairman , the current account estimates for Head 3, the Judicial Department, begin on page B -85 of the Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure Book. A total of $11,023,000 has been allocated to Head 3 within the Ministry of Justice. This amount represents a $689,000 or 7 per cent increase from the 2025/26 fiscal year. Additional funding that has …
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
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Madam Chairman, I am pleased to provide an analysis by business unit of the budget estimates allocated to the Judicial Department for the fiscal year 2026/27. It is to be noted that the Judiciary has published its 2025 Annual Report, which outlines the services of-fered by the Judiciary, the current state of each division of the Magistrates’ Court, Supreme Court …
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
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Original estimate s for 2025 /26 [was] $ 1,184,000. Estimates for 202 6/27 are $1,400,000, which represents $216,000, or 18 per cent increase. This cost centre provides for the salaries and operational expenses for the administration of the Supreme Court Registry, for which there are now 11 posts. There are two a ssistant registrars, the s upreme court manager, accounts …
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
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Thank you, Madam Chairman. I will continue under Head 3 , and I was on b usiness unit 13015 , Court Rooms and Chambers. Court Rooms and Chamber, 13015
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
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The original estimates for 2025- /26 [were] $3,231,000. Estimates for 2026/ 27 [are] $3,573,000 which represents a $342,000 increase, or 11 per cent . This cost centre provides for the salaries and operational expenses for the courtrooms and chambers of the Supreme Court , which make up its criminal, civil and commercial, and family /matrimonial divisions. There are 21 posts …
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
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Original estimates for 20 25/26 [were] $510,000. Estimates for 20 26/27 [were] $522,000, an increase of $12,000 or 2 per cent . This co st centre provides salaries for the Information Technology Section. There are three posts, in-cluding the IT manager and IT assistant. This funding also includes the cost for transcription services and maintenance fees for the court's court …
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
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Original estimates for 2025/26 [were] $1,016,000. Estimates for 20 26/27 [are] $982,000, which represents a $34,000, or 3 per cent decrease. 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 for Court of Appeal and an administrative assistant. …
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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Madam Chairman, [I am] just noting the clock.
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
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Oh, o kay. Thank you. Original estimates for 2025/26 [were] $1,087,000. Estimates for 2026 /27 [are] $1,127,000, which is a $40,000 increase or 4 per cent . This co st centre provides funding for the senior magistrate, for magistrates and the appointment of act-ing magistrates where necessary. The Magistrates ’ Court is multi -jurisdictional, having conduct of civil, criminal, traffic, …