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Bill 281, Christopher's Law (Sex Offender Registry) Amendment Act, 2021

Smith, Dave

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EXPLANATORY

NOTE

Christopher’s Law (Sex Offender Registry), 2000 is amended to require

the ministry to make the information recorded on the sex offender registry

available to the public in accordance with the regulations.

Bill 281 2021

Act to amend Christopher's Law (Sex Offender Registry), 2000

Her

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

Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

Christopher’s Law (Sex Offender Registry), 2000 is

amended by adding the following section:

Public

access to registry

2.1

(1) The ministry

shall make the information recorded in the sex offender registry available to

the public in accordance with the regulations.

FIPPA

(2) Any

disclosure of personal information made under subsection (1) shall be deemed to

be in compliance with clause 42 (1) (

e) of the Freedom of

Information and Protection of Privacy Act .

Section 14 of the Act is amended by adding the following clause:

(a.2) governing

the disclosure of information recorded in the sex offender registry to the

public, including,

(

i) prescribing

the method by which members of the public may access the information, and

(ii) prescribing

limitations and restrictions that apply to the disclosure of information;

Commencement

This Act comes into force on a day to be named by proclamation of the

Lieutenant Governor.

Short

title

The

short title of this Act is the Christopher's Law (Sex

Offender Registry) Amendment Act, 2021 .

Date Bill stage Event Outcome Committee

May 10, 2021

Second Reading

Ordered referred to Standing Committee

Standing Committee on Justice Policy

May 10, 2021

Second Reading

Vote

Carried

May 10, 2021

Second Reading

Debated

April 22, 2021

First Reading

Vote

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

April 22, 2021

Committee

Second Reading

May 10, 2021

Mr. Dave Smith, Mr. John Vanthof, Mr. Will Bouma, Ms. Jane McKenna, Ms. Donna Skelly

Declared carried. Referred to the Standing Committee on Justice Policy.

Committee

Standing Committee on Justice Policy

Third Reading

Royal Assent

Acts affected - Bill 281

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

Christopher's Law (Sex Offender Registry), 2000

Legislative Assembly of Ontario

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