Christopher's Amendment Act (Sex Offender Registry), 2010 Martiniuk, Gerry — Bill 142 (39th Parliament, 2nd Session)

Bill 142, 39-2

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Bill 142, Christopher's Amendment Act (Sex Offender Registry), 2010

Martiniuk, Gerry

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Bill 142 2010

An Act to protect our children from sexual predators by

amending Christopher's Law (Sex Offender Registry), 2000

Note:

This Act amends Christopher's Law (Sex Offender Registry), 2000. For the

legislative history of the Act, see the Table of Consolidated Public Statutes –

Detailed Legislative History at www.e-Laws.gov.on.ca.

Her

Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

(1) The definition of

"offender" in subsection 1 (1) of Christopher's Law (Sex Offender Registry),

2000 is repealed and the following substituted:

"offender"

means a person,

(

a) who

has been convicted of an offence described in clause (a), (b), (b.1) or (

c) of

the definition of "sex offence" in this subsection,

(

b) who

has been found not criminally responsible of an offence described in clause

(a), (b), (b.1) or (

c) of the definition of "sex offence" in this subsection on

account of mental disorder, or

(

c) who

is resident in Ontario and who,

(

i) has been convicted of an offence described in clause (

d) of the definition of "sex offence" in this subsection, or

(ii) has been found not criminally responsible of an offence

described in clause (

d) of the definition of "sex offence" in this subsection

on account of mental disorder; ("d élinquant ")

(2) The definition of "sex offence" in

subsection 1 (1) of the Act is amended by striking out "or" at the end of

clause (b.1), by adding "or" at the end of clause (

c) and by adding the

following clause:

(

d) an

offence in a jurisdiction outside Canada that is prescribed if, in the opinion

of the ministry, the offence is equivalent to an offence described in clause

(a), (b), (b.1) or (c); ("infraction sexuelle")

Section 2 of the Act is amended by adding

the following subsection:

Exception

(2) Nothing in subsection (1) requires the ministry to

include in the sex offender registry information about a person described in

clause (

c) of the definition of "offender" in subsection 1 (1) unless the

ministry has knowledge that the person is resident in Ontario.

3. Subsection 8 (1) of the Act is amended by

striking out the portion before clause (

a) and substituting the following:

Application of Act

(1) This Act applies to every offender anywhere in Canada or in a jurisdiction outside Canada that is prescribed who,

. . . .

4. (1) Subsection 10 (1) of the

Act is amended by striking out "(2) and (3)" and substituting "(2), (3) and

(3.1)".

(2) Section 10 of the Act is amended by

adding the following subsection:

Access by public

(3.1) Subject to the prescribed limitations, if any, a

person is entitled, at no charge, to inspect the sex offender registry and to

make copies of any part of the registry if the person follows the prescribed

procedure.

(3) Subsection 10 (4) of the Act is

amended by striking out "(2) or (3)" and substituting "(2), (3) or (3.1)".

Section 14 of the Act is amended by adding

the following clauses:

(a.1) prescribing

a jurisdiction outside Canada for the purpose of clause (

d) of the definition

of "sex offence" in subsection 1 (1) and for the purpose of subsection 8 (1);

. . . .

(d.1) prescribing

limitations and a procedure for the purpose of subsection 10 (3.1);

Commencement

6. This Act comes into force on the day it

receives Royal Assent.

Short title

7. The

short title of this Act is the

Christopher's Amendment Act (Sex Offender Registry), 2010.

Date Bill stage Activity Committee

December 1, 2010

First Reading

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

December 1, 2010

Committee

Second Reading

Committee

Third Reading

Royal Assent

Acts affected - Bill 142

Most Ontario public acts are available electronically; to view copies of the Acts to be amended by this bill visit e-laws

Christopher's Law (Sex Offender Registry), 2000

Legislative Assembly of Ontario

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Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	Bill 142, 39-2
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	p39 s2 bill 142 html
Language	en
Format	html
Source	PROVINCIAL
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