Judicial Accountability Act, 2000 Mushinski, Marilyn — Bill 66 (37th Parliament, 1st Session)

Bill 66, 37-1

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Bill 66, Judicial Accountability Act, 2000

Mushinski, Marilyn

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Bill 66

Bill 662000

An Act to make Ontario judges

more accountable and to provide

for recommendations from the

Legislative Assembly for appointments

to the Supreme Court of Canada

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

Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

Records of sentences

1. (1)This

section applies to the Superior Court of

Justice and the Ontario Court of Justice.

Registrar to keep record

(2)The Local Registrar or Clerk of a court shall keep a record with

respect to all sentences imposed at the court when,

(a)an accused does not plead guilty to the offence for which the accused

is sentenced; and

(b)the accused is sentenced after being found guilty of an offence for

which the maximum punishment is imprisonment for five years or more.

Content of record

(3)The record referred to in subsection (2) shall include the following

information:

1.The court.

2.The name of the judge.

3.The offence for which the accused is sentenced.

4.The maximum punishment for the offence.

5.The sentence imposed by the judge.

6.If the judge gave written reasons, any mitigating circumstances set out

in them which the judge said in the reasons resulted in a lower sentence.

Records to Attorney General

(4)Within 30 days after the end of each calendar year, each Local

Registrar and Clerk shall provide to the Attorney General a copy of each

record referred to in subsection (3) of sentences imposed in that year, and

the Attorney General shall table the records at the beginning of the next

session of the Legislative Assembly.

Appointments to the Supreme Court of Canada

2. At any time the Legislature may by resolution

recommend to the Governor in Council of Canada that a specified person be

appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada.

Commencement

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

day it receives Royal Assent.

Same

(2)Section 1 comes into force 90 days after the day this Act

receives Royal Assent.

Short title

4.The

short title of this Act is the Judicial Accountability

Act, 2000 .

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Bill requires the Local Registrars and Clerks of the Superior Court of

Justice and the Ontario Court of Justice to keep specified records of the

sentences imposed in those courts in certain circumstances. Every year the

Local Registrars and Clerks must provide these records to the Attorney

General, who must table them at the next session of the Legislative

Assembly.

The Bill also provides that the Legislature may recommend to the Governor

in Council of Canada that a specified person be appointed to the Supreme

Court of Canada.

Date Bill stage Activity Committee

May 4, 2000

Ordered referred to Standing Committee

Standing Committee on Justice and Social Policy

May 4, 2000

Second Reading

Carried on division

April 18, 2000

First Reading

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

April 18, 2000

Second Reading

May

4, 2000

Ms Mushinski, Mr Bryant, Mr Kormos, Mr Martiniuk, Mr Hastings, Mr

Tascona, Mrs Elliott.

carried on division and referred to the Standing Committee on

Justice and Social Policy

Committee

Justice and

Social Policy

Third Reading

Royal Assent :

Coming into force :

(1) Subject to subsection (2), this Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

Same

(2) Section 1 comes into force 90 days after the day this Act receives Royal Assent.

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Document details

Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	Bill 66, 37-1
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	p37 s1 bill 66 html
Language	en
Format	html
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	b7a598a8b476316f377ba5c2c7624bdbca4dcb8b

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