Human Rights Code Amendment Act (Awarding of Costs), 2013 Hillier, Randy — Bill 147 (40th Parliament, 2nd Session)

Bill 147, 40-2

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Bill 147, Human Rights Code Amendment Act (Awarding of Costs), 2013

Hillier, Randy

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Bill 147 2013

Act to amend the Human Rights Code with respect to the awarding of costs of

proceedings

Her

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

Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

1. The

Human Rights Code is amended by adding the

following section:

Costs

of proceedings

45.3.1

(1) The

Tribunal may award the costs of a proceeding under this Part.

Payment

(2) The

Tribunal may order to whom and by whom the costs are to be paid.

Assessment

(3) The

Tribunal may fix the amount of the costs or direct that the amount be assessed

and it may direct the scale according to which they are to be assessed and by

whom they are to be assessed.

Considerations

not limited

(4) In

awarding costs, the Tribunal is not limited to the considerations that govern

awards of costs in any court.

Conflict

re Statutory Powers Procedure Act

(5) This

section applies despite sections 17.1 and 32 of the Statutory

Powers Procedure Act .

Application

(6) This

section applies to proceedings

commenced on or after the day this

section comes into force.

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 Human Rights Code Amendment

Act (Awarding of Costs), 2013 .

EXPLANATORY

NOTE

Currently,

under the Statutory Powers Procedure Act , a tribunal

is permitted to award costs if certain preconditions exist. The Human Rights Code is amended to provide for the awarding

of costs by the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario. The amendments to the Code prevail

over the Statutory Powers Procedure Act .

Date Bill stage Activity Committee

December 4, 2013

First Reading

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

December 4, 2013

Committee

Second Reading

Committee

Third Reading

Royal Assent

Acts affected - Bill 147

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Human Rights Code

Legislative Assembly of Ontario

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Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	Bill 147, 40-2
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	p40 s2 bill 147 html
Language	en
Format	html
Source	PROVINCIAL
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