Bill 30 — First Session, 27Th Legislature, 57 Elizabeth Ii the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Bill 30 Alberta Evidence Amendment Act, 2008 (Legislature 27, Session 1)

L27 S1 676

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2008 Bill 30 First Session, 27th Legislature, 57 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 30 ALBERTA EVIDENCE AMENDMENT ACT, 2008 MR. BHULLAR First Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Second Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Committee of the Whole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Third Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Royal Assent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Bill 30 Mr. Bhullar BILL 30 2008 ALBERTA EVIDENCE AMENDMENT ACT, 2008 ( A s s e n t e d t o , 2 0 0 8 ) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: Amends RSA 2000 cA-18 1 The Alberta Evidence Act is amended by this Act. 2 The following is added after

section 26: Apology Effect of apology on liability 26.1(1) In this section, “apology” means an expression of sympathy or regret, a statement that one is sorry or any other words or actions indicating contrition or commiseration, whether or not the words or actions admit or imply an admission of fault in connection with the matter to which the words or actions relate.

(2) An apology made by or on behalf of a person in connection with any matter (

a) does not constitute an express or implied admission of fault or liability by the person in connection with that matter, 1

Explanatory Notes 1 Amends

chapter A-18 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta 2000. 2 An apology is not an admission of fault or liability. 1 Explanatory Notes

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b) does not constitute a confirmation or acknowledgment of a cause of action in relation to that matter for the purposes of the Limitations Act, (

c) does not, notwithstanding any wording to the contrary in any contract of insurance and notwithstanding any other enactment, void, impair or otherwise affect any insurance coverage that is available, or that would, but for the apology, be available, to the person in connection with that matter, and (

d) shall not be taken into account in any determination of fault or liability in connection with that matter.

(3) Notwithstanding any other enactment, evidence of an apology made by or on behalf of a person in connection with any matter is not admissible in any court as evidence of the fault or liability of the person in connection with that matter.

(4) This

section does not apply to the prosecution of an offence. 2

2 Explanatory Notes

RECORD OF DEBATE Stage Date Member From To Questions and Comments From To Stage Date Member From To Questions and Comments From To Stage Date Member From To Questions and Comments From To Stage Date Member From To Questions and Comments From To Title: 2008 (27th, 1st) Bill 30, Alberta Evidence Amendment Act, 2008

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