Compensation for Victims of Crime Amendment Act, 2003 Bartolucci, Rick — Bill 63 (37th Parliament, 4th Session)

Bill 63, 37-4

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Bill 63, Compensation for Victims of Crime Amendment Act, 2003

Bartolucci, Rick

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Bill 63 2003

An Act to amend the

Compensation for Victims

of Crime Act

Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative

Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

(1) Clause 5 (

a) of the Compensation

for Victims of Crime Act is repealed and the following

substituted:

(

a) the commission of a crime of violence constituting an offence against

the Criminal Code (Canada), including poisoning, arson, criminal

negligence and an offence under

section 86, 220 or 221, subsection 249 (3),

(4) or 249.1 (3),

section 253 or subsection 255 (2) or (3) of that Act;

(2) Subsection 14 (2) of the Act, as enacted by the

Statutes of Ontario, 2000,

chapter 26,

Schedule A,

section 4, is repealed and

the following substituted:

Exception

(2) An applicant who is injured or killed by any act or

omission in Ontario of any other person occurring in or resulting from the

commission of an offence described in

section 220 or 221, subsection 249 (3),

(4) or 249.1 (3),

section 253 or subsection 255 (2) or (3) of the

Criminal Code (Canada) is not eligible to receive interim payments

under subsection (1) unless they are made in accordance with the regulations

made under this Act and do not exceed the amounts specified in the

regulations.

Recoverability of amounts

(3) Interim payments made to the applicant,

(

a) are recoverable, at the Board's discretion, in accordance with the

regulations made under this Act, if they are made under subsection (2);

(

b) are not recoverable from him or her even if compensation is not

awarded afterwards, if they are not made under subsection (2).

(3) Section 28 of the Act is amended by adding the

following clauses:

(c.1) governing the procedure, time and conditions for the payment of

interim payments of compensation under subsection 14 (2) and the maximum

amount of the payments;

(c.2) governing the procedure, time and conditions for the recovery of

interim payments of compensation under clause 14 (3) (a);

Commencement

2. This Act comes into force on the day it receives

Royal Assent.

Short title

3. The

short title of this Act is the Compensation

for Victims of Crime Amendment Act, 2003 .

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Bill amends the Compensation

for Victims of Crime Act to allow victims of motor vehicle offences under

the Criminal Code (Canada), such as impaired driving, to apply for

compensation under the Act. At present, victims of those offences are not

allowed to apply for compensation under the Act. Payments of interim

compensation under the Act are subject to the limitations specified by the

regulations made under the Act if the applicant is injured or killed in

Ontario resulting from the commission of an offence described in

section 220

or 221, subsection 249 (3), (4) or 249.1 (3),

section 253 or subsection 255

(2) or (3) of the Criminal Code (Canada).

Date Bill stage Activity Committee

May 27, 2003

First Reading

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

May

27, 2003

Second Reading

Committee

Third Reading

Royal Assent :

Coming into force :Royal Assent.

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Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	Bill 63, 37-4
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	p37 s4 bill 63 html
Language	en
Format	html
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	6bad366698807ec36b3023f6ce89b4269576b3e7

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