How will individual members of a First Nation be engaged in the development of a proposed First Nation law? If they are not satisfied with the process, what recourse will be available to them?
First Nations will be required to inform all on- and off-reserve First Nation members of the content of the proposed First Nation law, and the voting procedures. Community ratification of a First Nation’s law will be subject to an independent verification process to ensure that community members are aware of the proposed law, voting procedures and the proposed community ratification process is conducted. The role of the verification officers is only to verify the community ratification process; it does not extend to reviewing or commenting on the content of the proposed First Nation law. An eligible voter may, within 5 days after the vote, report any irregularity in the voting process to the verification officer. In addition, as a First Nation develops its own laws, the rights of individuals on reserves will be protected, as they are off reserves, by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the Canadian Human Rights Act (to the extent that complaints fall within its scope).
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