Supreme Court Act
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The Supreme Court Act is the federal Canadian statute that establishes the Supreme Court of Canada, defines its composition and jurisdiction, and governs its procedures.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Supreme Court Act canonical | 6 |
| Supreme Court Act (Canada) | 1 |
| Supreme Court Act Reference | 1 |
| Supreme Court Act, s. 53 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2573227 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Supreme Court Act Context triple: [Supreme Court of Canada, governingStatute, Supreme Court Act]
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A.
Supreme Court of Judicature Act
The Supreme Court of Judicature Act is a key Singaporean statute that establishes the structure, jurisdiction, and powers of the Supreme Court of Singapore.
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B.
Judicature Acts
The Judicature Acts were a series of 19th-century reforms that reorganized the English court system by merging common law and equity courts into a unified Supreme Court of Judicature.
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C.
Judiciary Act 1903
The Judiciary Act 1903 is an Australian federal statute that structured the nation’s judicial system and defined the jurisdiction and operation of the High Court of Australia.
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D.
Supreme Court Act 2003
The Supreme Court Act 2003 is the New Zealand statute that established the Supreme Court as the country’s highest appellate court, replacing appeals to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in London.
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E.
Judicial Committee Act 1833
The Judicial Committee Act 1833 is a UK statute that reorganized and formalized the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council as a central imperial appellate court.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Supreme Court Act Target entity description: The Supreme Court Act is the federal Canadian statute that establishes the Supreme Court of Canada, defines its composition and jurisdiction, and governs its procedures.
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A.
Supreme Court of Judicature Act
The Supreme Court of Judicature Act is a key Singaporean statute that establishes the structure, jurisdiction, and powers of the Supreme Court of Singapore.
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B.
Judicature Acts
The Judicature Acts were a series of 19th-century reforms that reorganized the English court system by merging common law and equity courts into a unified Supreme Court of Judicature.
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C.
Judiciary Act 1903
The Judiciary Act 1903 is an Australian federal statute that structured the nation’s judicial system and defined the jurisdiction and operation of the High Court of Australia.
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D.
Supreme Court Act 2003
The Supreme Court Act 2003 is the New Zealand statute that established the Supreme Court as the country’s highest appellate court, replacing appeals to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in London.
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E.
Judicial Committee Act 1833
The Judicial Committee Act 1833 is a UK statute that reorganized and formalized the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council as a central imperial appellate court.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of Canada
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Canadian federal statute ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Supreme Court of Canada
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civil appeals to the Supreme Court of Canada ⓘ constitutional references to the Supreme Court of Canada ⓘ criminal appeals to the Supreme Court of Canada ⓘ |
| bindingOn |
Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
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surface form:
federal government of Canada
litigants before the Supreme Court of Canada ⓘ provincial governments of Canada ⓘ territorial governments of Canada ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| defines |
composition of the Supreme Court of Canada
ⓘ
jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of Canada ⓘ |
| establishes | Supreme Court of Canada ⓘ |
| governs |
appeals to the Supreme Court of Canada
ⓘ
appointment of judges of the Supreme Court of Canada ⓘ costs in proceedings before the Supreme Court of Canada ⓘ officers and staff of the Supreme Court of Canada ⓘ panels and sittings of the Supreme Court of Canada ⓘ procedures of the Supreme Court of Canada ⓘ publication of Supreme Court of Canada decisions ⓘ qualifications of judges of the Supreme Court of Canada ⓘ quorum of the Supreme Court of Canada ⓘ references to the Supreme Court of Canada ⓘ Office of the Registrar of the Supreme Court of Canada ⓘ
surface form:
registrar of the Supreme Court of Canada
removal of judges of the Supreme Court of Canada ⓘ rules of practice and procedure of the Supreme Court of Canada ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
to constitute the Supreme Court of Canada as a general court of appeal for Canada
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to regulate the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of Canada ⓘ to regulate the organization of the Supreme Court of Canada ⓘ to regulate the procedure of the Supreme Court of Canada ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal ⓘ |
| languageOfStatute |
English
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French ⓘ |
| legalField |
administrative law
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constitutional law ⓘ procedural law ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Canadian legal system ⓘ |
| regulates |
enforcement of Supreme Court of Canada judgments
ⓘ
interventions in Supreme Court of Canada proceedings ⓘ judgments and orders of the Supreme Court of Canada ⓘ leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Supreme Court Act self-link ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
court jurisdiction
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court procedure ⓘ judicial organization ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Supreme Court Act Description of subject: The Supreme Court Act is the federal Canadian statute that establishes the Supreme Court of Canada, defines its composition and jurisdiction, and governs its procedures.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Supreme Court of Canada
subject surface form:
Reference re Senate Reform
this entity surface form:
Supreme Court Act, s. 53
this entity surface form:
Supreme Court Act Reference
this entity surface form:
Supreme Court Act (Canada)