INFORMATION SHEET

SUPREME COURT CRIMINAL MATTERS

Variation of a Supreme Court Probation Order

An application to vary a Supreme Court Probation Order is required where a person has been granted probation and seeks to vary (change) the terms of the Probation Order granted by the Supreme Court. The Crown or a Probation Officer can also make an application to vary a Supreme Court Probation Order.

This application must be heard in person before a judge presiding at Crownside.

The Application to Vary a Supreme Court Probation Order form must be duly completed and filed with the court no later than 10:00 a.m. on the Wednesday preceding the Thursday 9:00 a.m. Crownside date selected by the applicant for the application to be heard. (Crownside is held weekly on Thursday at 9:00 a.m.)

A copy of the Probation Order sought to be varied (changed) must be attached to the Application to Vary a Supreme Court Probation Order.

There must be reasons set out in the application of why a request is being made to the court to vary the Supreme Court Probation Order.

Three (3) copies of the Application to Vary a Supreme Court Probation Order are required to be filed. The court will keep the original and the Applicant must serve the other parties named in the application namely, the Provincial or the Federal Crown with a copy of the Notice of Application.

We do recommend that you seek legal advice regarding any court application and suggest that you contact either Nova Scotia Legal Aid in Halifax at 420-6538; 4206550 or 420-3450 or Nova Scotia Legal Aid in Dartmouth at 420-8815 or 420-8818 or Dalhousie Legal Aid at 423-8105 or the Legal Information Society of Nova Scotia at 455-3135.