Accountability for Ontario's Environmental Commissioner Act, 2014 Harris, Michael — Bill 186 (40th Parliament, 2nd Session)

Bill 186, 40-2

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Bill 186, Accountability for Ontario's Environmental Commissioner Act, 2014

Harris, Michael

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Bill 186 2014

Act to amend the Environmental Bill of Rights, 1993 to establish conflict of

interest guidelines for the Environmental Commissioner

Her

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

Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

1. Subsection

49 (5) of the Environmental Bill of Rights, 1993 is repealed.

2. The

Act is amended by adding the following section:

Conflict

of interest

49.1

(1) The

Environmental Commissioner shall not become employed or engage in a business or

undertaking outside his or her appointment as the Environmental Commissioner in

any of the following circumstances:

1. If

the Environmental Commissioner's private interests in connection with the

employment, engagement or undertaking could conflict with his or her duties as

Environmental Commissioner.

2. If

the employment, engagement or undertaking would interfere with the Environmental

Commissioner's ability to perform his or her duties as Environmental Commissioner.

3. If,

in connection with the employment, engagement or undertaking, any person would

derive an advantage from the Environmental Commissioner's appointment as the

Environmental Commissioner.

4. If

government premises, equipment or supplies are used in the employment,

engagement or undertaking.

Same

(2) The Environmental Commissioner shall

not do anything that is prescribed as a conflict of interest.

3. Subsection

121 (1) of the Act is amended by adding the following clause:

(

v) prescribing

a conflict of interest for the purposes of subsection 49.1 (2).

Commencement

4. This

Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

Short

title

5. The

short title of this Act is the Accountability for Ontario's

Environmental Commissioner Act, 2014 .

EXPLANATORY

NOTE

The

Environmental Bill of Rights, 1993 is amended to prohibit the

Environmental Commissioner from becoming employed or engaging in a business or

undertaking outside his or her appointment in certain circumstances. The

Environmental Commissioner is also prohibited from being in a conflict of

interest prescribed by the regulations.

Date Bill stage Activity Committee

April 3, 2014

First Reading

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

April 3, 2014

Committee

Second Reading

Committee

Third Reading

Royal Assent

Acts affected - Bill 186

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

Environmental Bill of Rights, 1993

Legislative Assembly of Ontario

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Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	Bill 186, 40-2
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	p40 s2 bill 186 html
Language	en
Format	html
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	b2857bcae00ce81d5f98bf33ac81d0ba110705d8

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