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2007 Legislative Session: 3rd Session, 38th Parliament

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MR. NICHOLAS SIMONS

BILL M 231 – 2007

REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH ACT

AMENDMENT ACT, 2007

This Bill will provide the Representative for Children and Youth additional powers of disclosure under the Representative for Children and Youth Act.

HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia, enacts as follows:

Section 23 of the Representative for Children and Youth Act, S.B.C. 2006, c. 29, is amended by adding the following subsection:

(9) Despite this section, the representative may disclose and or authorize a person appointed or employed by the representative to disclose a matter that, in the opinion of the representative, is necessary to

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a) further an investigation,

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b) prosecute an offence under this Act, or

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c) establish grounds for conclusions and recommendations made in a report under this Act.

Explanatory Note

This Bill will provide the Representative for Children and Youth additional powers of disclosure under the Representative for Children and Youth Act.

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