Bill 98 explained in plain English
Ontario New Home Warranties Plan Amendment Act (Ombudsman's Powers), 2010
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This bill grants the Ontario Ombudsman the power to investigate the Corporation established under the Ontario New Home Warranties Plan Act.
Bill 98, the Ontario New Home Warranties Plan Amendment Act (Ombudsman's Powers), 2010, amends the Ontario New Home Warranties Plan Act. It extends the powers of the Ombudsman, as defined in the Ombudsman Act, to cover the Corporation established under the Ontario New Home Warranties Plan Act. This means the Ombudsman can investigate the Corporation as if it were a government organization. The bill also makes necessary adjustments to how the Ombudsman Act applies to the Corporation, such as references to its leadership and staff.
- Amends the Ontario New Home Warranties Plan Act.
- Extends the powers of the Ombudsman to include the Corporation established under the Ontario New Home Warranties Plan Act.
- Specifies how certain provisions of the Ombudsman Act will apply to the Corporation, including references to its leadership, officers, employees, and legal advisors.
- The Corporation established under the Ontario New Home Warranties Plan Act
- The Ontario Ombudsman
- Officers, employees, and board members of the Corporation established under the Ontario New Home Warranties Plan Act
- Homeowners who are covered by the Ontario New Home Warranties Plan Act
- The Ombudsman gains the right to investigate the Corporation.
- The Corporation will be subject to the investigative procedures and powers outlined in sections 12(2) and 14 to 28 of the Ombudsman Act.
- This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- The bill states that necessary modifications will be made to the application of the Ombudsman Act, but does not detail all of these modifications, only providing examples related to references to the head of a governmental organization, officers, employees, members, and legal advisors.
- The specific 'officer of the Corporation prescribed by the regulations' who will be considered the head of the organization for the purposes of the Ombudsman Act is not detailed in the bill text, but is to be set out in regulations.
This bill adds a new section that brings the Corporation established under this Act under the investigative powers of the Ombudsman.
Source: Section 1
This bill makes specific sections of the Ombudsman Act (sections 12(2) and 14-28) apply to the Corporation as if it were a government organization, with modifications for leadership and staff references.
Source: Section 2.1
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