Bill 62 explained in plain English
Legislative Oversight of Regulations Act, 2012
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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This bill establishes a process for legislative oversight of regulations, including review, cost-benefit analysis, and public reporting requirements.
Bill 62, the Legislative Oversight of Regulations Act, 2012, requires that certain regulations be reviewed and, in some cases, approved by the Legislative Assembly before they can be filed. It mandates a cost-benefit analysis for regulations affecting businesses or government, and requires a public registry of regulations. The Auditor General will also review these processes and report findings.
- Requires the Minister of Finance to determine if a regulation affects business.
- Requires a cost-benefit analysis if a regulation affects business or government.
- Requires Legislative Assembly approval by resolution if a regulation imposes costs.
- Establishes an exemption process for certain urgent, clarifying, or minor regulations.
- Requires the Minister to create and maintain a public registry of consolidated regulations and new regulations filed.
- Requires the Minister to table an annual report on the regulation registry in the Legislative Assembly.
- Requires the Auditor General to annually review the Minister of Finance's determinations and cost-benefit analyses, as well as any exemptions granted.
- Requires the Auditor General to report their findings to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.
- Government ministries (specifically the Minister of Finance and the Minister responsible for the Act)
- The Legislative Assembly of Ontario
- The Auditor General of Ontario
- Persons carrying on business
- The public
- Ministers have the obligation to make determinations and conduct analyses regarding regulations.
- The Legislative Assembly has the right to approve regulations that impose costs.
- The Minister has the obligation to maintain a public registry and file an annual report.
- The Auditor General has the obligation to review and report on regulatory processes.
- The public has the right to access the regulation registry.
- The Act comes into force on January 1, 2013.
- Section 4 (Auditor General's review) comes into force on January 1, 2014.
- The first annual report on the registry shall be laid before the Assembly in 2014.
- Regulations that impose a cost on persons carrying on business or on government require Legislative Assembly approval.
- Cost-benefit analyses are required for regulations affecting business.
- The bill does not specify what happens if the Legislative Assembly does not approve a regulation.
- The bill does not detail the specific format or content requirements for the cost-benefit analysis beyond its purpose.
- The bill does not define 'minor or technical nature' for the purpose of exemptions.
- The bill does not specify the process for determining if a situation is 'urgent'.
This bill uses definitions and processes established in the Legislation Act, 2006, such as the definition of 'regulation' and the process for filing regulations. It also references the e-Laws website established under this Act.
Source: Section 1
This bill references the Executive Council Act for the assignment and transfer of administrative responsibility for the Act.
Source: Section 1
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