Mandatory Sexual Assault Law Training for Judicial Officers Act, 2018 Scott, Laurie — Bill 9 (41st Parliament, 3rd Session)

Bill 9, 41-3

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Bill 9, Mandatory Sexual Assault Law Training for Judicial Officers Act, 2018

Scott, Laurie

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EXPLANATORY

NOTE

Currently,

under

section 43 of the Courts of Justice Act , the

Judicial Appointments Advisory Committee makes recommendations to the Attorney

General for the appointment of provincial judges. New subsection 43

(10.1) provides that the Committee cannot consider a candidate unless he or she has

completed comprehensive sexual assault law education.

Section

51.10 of the Act is amended to require the plan for the continuing education of

judges to require judges to complete education in respect of matters related to

sexual assault law.

Similar

amendments are made to the Justices of the Peace Act

with respect to justices of the peace.

Bill 9 2018

Act to amend the Courts of Justice Act and the Justices of the Peace Act

Her

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

Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

Courts

of Justice Act

(1) Section 43 of the Courts of Justice Act

is amended by adding the following subsection:

Additional

qualification – sexual assault law education

(10.1) In

addition to the qualifications set out in subsection (10), a candidate shall

not be considered by the Committee unless he or she has, to the satisfaction of

the Committee, completed recent and comprehensive education in sexual assault

law that includes instruction in evidentiary prohibitions, principles of consent

and the conduct of sexual assault proceedings, as well as education regarding

myths and stereotypes associated with sexual assault complainants.

(2) Section

51.10 of the Act is amended by adding the following subsection:

Sexual

assault law education

(4) The

plan for continuing education of judges must require judges to complete

education in respect of matters related to sexual assault law that includes

instruction in evidentiary prohibitions, principles of consent and the conduct

of sexual assault proceedings, as well as education regarding myths and

stereotypes associated with sexual assault complainants.

Justices

of the Peace Act

(1) Section 2.1 of the Justices of the Peace

Act is amended by adding the following subsection:

Additional

qualification – sexual assault law education

(15.1) In

addition to the qualifications set out in subsection (15), a candidate shall

not be considered by the Advisory Committee unless he or she has, to the

satisfaction of the Advisory Committee, completed recent and comprehensive

education in sexual assault law that includes instruction in evidentiary

prohibitions, principles of consent and the conduct of sexual assault

proceedings, as well as education regarding myths and stereotypes associated

with sexual assault complainants.

(2) Section

14 of the Act is amended by adding the following subsection:

Sexual

assault law education

(4) The

plan for continuing education of justices of the peace must require justices of

the peace to complete education in respect of matters related to sexual assault

law that includes instruction in evidentiary prohibitions, principles of consent

and the conduct of sexual assault proceedings, as well as education regarding

myths and stereotypes associated with sexual assault complainants.

Commencement

and

Short Title

Commencement

(1) Subject to subsection (2), this Act comes into force on the day

that it receives Royal Assent.

(2) Subsections

1 (2) and 2 (2) come into force six months after the day this Act receives

Royal Assent.

Short

title

The

short title of this Act is the Mandatory Sexual

Assault Law Training for Judicial Officers Act, 2018 .

Date Bill stage Activity Committee

May 3, 2018

Ordered referred to Standing Committee

Standing Committee on Justice Policy

May 3, 2018

Second Reading

Carried

May 3, 2018

Second Reading

Debate

March 20, 2018

First Reading

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

March 20, 2018

Committee

Second Reading

May 3, 2018

Ms. Laurie Scott, Ms. Peggy Sattler, Mr. Arthur Potts, Mrs. Gila Martow, Ms. Catherine Fife, Hon. Tracy MacCharles, Mr. Lorne Coe, Mr. Sam Oosterhoff

May 3, 2018

Declared carried. Referred to the Standing Committee on Justice Policy.

Committee

Standing Committee on Justice Policy

Third Reading

Royal Assent

Acts affected - Bill 9

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

Courts of Justice Act

Justices of the Peace Act

Legislative Assembly of Ontario

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Citation	Bill 9, 41-3
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Language	en
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