TO THE HONOURABLE THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MANITOBA: Your Standing Committee on LAW AMENDMENTS presents the following as its Sixth Report. Your Committee met on Monday, July 24, 2000 at 10:00 a.m. in Room of the Legislative Building to consider Bills referred. Your Committee has considered: Bill (No. 13) – The Taxicab Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur les taxis Bill (No. 23) – The Jury Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur les jurés Bill (No. 25) – The

Interpretation and Consequential Amendments Act/Loi d'interprétation et modifications corrélatives Bill (No. 26) – The Court of Queen's Bench Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur la Cour du Banc de la Reine Bill (No. 27) – The Correctional Services Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur les services correctionnels Bill (No. 28) – The Northern Affairs Amendment and Planning Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur les Affaires du Nord et la

Loi sur l'aménagement du territoire Bill (No. 30) – The Social Services Administration Amendmen t Act/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur les services sociaux Bill (No. 34) – The Statute Law Amendment Act, 2000/Loi de modifiant diverses dispositions législatives and has agreed to report the same, without amendment. Your Committee has also considered: Bill (No. 32) – The Victims' Rights Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur les droits des victimes and has agreed to report the same with the following amendments: MOTION: THAT the definition “victim” in the proposed subsection 1(1), as set out in

section of the Bill, be amended by adding “or is alleged to have been committed” after “committed” in the part before clause (a). MOTION: THAT the proposed

section 12, as set out in

section of the Bill, be amended by adding the following after clause (k): (k.1) the possible application by a Crown attorney to the court to designate a convicted person as a dangerous offender under subsection 753(1) of the Criminal Code (Canada); MOTION: THAT the proposed

section 13, as set out in

section of the Bill, be amended (

a) by adding the following after clause (e): (e.1) the date, time and place of an application by a Crown attorney to the court to designate a convicted person as a dangerous offender under subsection 753(1) of the Criminal Code (Canada); and (

b) in clause (f), by adding “, including the outcome of an application by a Crown attorney to the court to designate a convicted person as a dangerous offender under subsection 753(1) of the Criminal Code (Canada)” after “prosecution”.

Your Committee has also considered: Bill (No. 33) – The Highway Traffic Amendment and Consequential Amendments Act/Loi modifiant le Code de la route et modifications corrélatives and has agreed to report the same with the following amendment: MOTION: THAT subsection 4(15) of the Bill be amended by adding the following after the proposed subsection 242.1(7.1.2): Effect of revocation of previous seizure 242.1(7.1.3) For the purposes of subsections (7.1.1) and (7.1.2), the seizure of a vehicle shall not be considered as a previous seizure if (

a) the vehicle was released under subsection (1.4), (3.1) or (13); (

b) the seizure was revoked under subsection (5) or (6); Your Committee agreed not to complete clause by clause consideration of: Bill (No. 36) – The

Summary Convictions Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur les poursuites

sommaires but to defer the completion of such consideration to a future meeting of the Committee. All of which is respectfully submitted, _______________________________ Mr. MARTINDALE, Chairperson Committee Rooms July 24, 2000