p42 s1 bill 183 b183 e.pdf

Ontario — Bills

1ST SESSION, 42ND LEGISLATURE, ONTARIO ELIZABETH II, 2020 Bill

An Act to amend the Human Rights Code with respect to measures to strengthen the Ontario Human Rights Commission’s independence Ms A. Horwath Private Member’s Bill 1st Reading March 11, 2020 2nd Reading 3rd Reading Royal Assent Bill

An Act to amend the Human Rights Code with respect to measures to strengthen the Ontario Human Rights Commission’s independence Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows: 1

Section of the Human Rights Code is amended by striking out “ The functions of the Commission are to promote” at the beginning and substituting “The functions of the Commission are, i ndependently and in a manner consistent with the Principles relating to the Status of N ational Institutions adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on December 20, 1993 and published by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, to promote”. 2 The Code is amended by adding the following section: Memorandum of understanding incorporated into

Part III 29.1

(1) The memorandum of understanding dated February 19, 2019, between the Attorney General and the Chief Commissioner, on behalf of the Commission, is incorporated into this Part. Exception

(2) Despite subsection (1),

section of the memorandum of understanding (Duration, review and amendment) is not incorporated into this Part. Compliance, Commission

(3) The Commission shall comply with the memorandum of understanding, but the failure to do so does not affect the validity of any action taken by the Commission or give rise in any person to any rights or remedies. Compliance, Attorney General

(4) The Attorney General shall comply with the requirements of the memorandum of understanding. Commencement This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

Short title The

short title of this Act is the Strengthening Human Rights in Ontario Act, 2020. ______________ EXPLANATORY NOTE Currently,

section of the Human Rights Code sets out the Ontario Human Rights Commission’s functions. The Bill amends

section of the Code to provide that the Commission’s functions must be carried out independently and in a manner consistent with the Principles relating to the S tatus of National Institutions adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. The Bill also amends the Code to incorporate the current memorandum of understanding between the Attorney General and the Chief Commissioner into

Part III of the Code.

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Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	p42 s1 bill 183 b183 e.pdf
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	p42 s1 bill 183 b183 e.pdf
Language	en
Format	json
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	6e42ec02a5d1a37e9fa1c8e3a28929ff267a3fe0

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