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Bill 75 explained in plain English

Financial Administration Amendment Act (Disclosure re Investigations), 2010

Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.

At a glance

Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature
Legislature / Parliament
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Session
39th Parliament, 2nd Session
Bill number
Bill 75
Full title
Financial Administration Amendment Act (Disclosure re Investigations), 2010
Current status
Did not become law (session ended)
Latest event
Carried
Last updated
May 18, 2010

Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 39th Parliament, 2nd Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.

Chamber
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Current Stage
Carried
Latest Activity
May 18, 2010
Plain-language explanation
In plain English (our explanation)

Our plain-language take, written for civic education.

Source: By PoliticalData.ca

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Short Version

This bill proposes to amend the Financial Administration Act to require the Minister of Finance to request disclosure of information about investigations from prospective providers of financial advice or management services.

What It Means

Bill 75, the Financial Administration Amendment Act (Disclosure re Investigations), 2010, proposes to amend the Financial Administration Act. It would require the Minister of Finance to request certain information from individuals or entities before entering into an agreement to provide financial advice or management services. This information would relate to any investigations by police or regulatory authorities that could affect the integrity or suitability of the potential service provider. The bill also specifies that it comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

What This Bill Does
  • Adds a new section to the Financial Administration Act.
  • Requires the Minister of Finance to ask for specific information from individuals or organizations before hiring them to provide financial advice or management services.
  • Requires that the information requested pertains to investigations by police or regulatory bodies that might impact the integrity or suitability of the potential advisor or service provider.
  • Requires disclosure of details about any such investigation if it relates to integrity or suitability.
Who Is Affected
  • The Minister of Finance
  • Individuals or entities providing or seeking to provide financial advice or management services to the Minister of Finance
  • Police and regulatory authorities
Rights, Duties, Or Obligations
  • The Minister of Finance has the obligation to request specific information before entering into an agreement for financial advice or management services.
  • Prospective providers of financial advice or management services have an obligation to disclose information regarding investigations by police or regulatory authorities if requested by the Minister.
Important Dates
  • The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The bill does not specify what happens if a potential provider refuses to disclose the requested information or provides incomplete information.
  • The bill does not define 'reason to believe' in the context of investigations.
  • The bill does not specify the exact nature or format of the 'details of the investigation' that must be provided.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Financial Administration Act
amends

Adds a new section (16.7) that requires the Minister of Finance to request information about ongoing police or regulatory investigations from prospective financial advisors or management service providers.

Source: Section 1

Generated using AI from official bill text. Not legal advice. It is written by PoliticalData.ca for civic education, automatically checked and spot-reviewed before publishing.

Official text

Process Snapshot

Step 1
First reading
May 18, 2010
Step 2
Second reading
Not reached yet
Step 3
Committee review
Not reached yet
Step 4
Third reading
Not reached yet
Step 5
Royal assent
Not reached yet

Vote Summary

No published recorded division

This bill is still active. We only show vote counts after the legislature publishes a recorded division.

Sponsor
Peter Tabuns
New Democratic Party of Ontario | Toronto—Danforth
Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature

No published representative vote breakdown

This bill is still moving through the process. When a recorded division is published, representative positions can be listed here.

Official sources

Status, sponsor, votes, and timeline on this page are drawn from these official legislative sources and public records. Each summary above is attributed to its own source.

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