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Bill 62 explained in plain English

Legislative Oversight of Regulations Act, 2012

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

At a glance

Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature
Legislature / Parliament
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Session
40th Parliament, 1st Session
Bill number
Bill 62
Full title
Legislative Oversight of Regulations Act, 2012
Current status
Did not become law (session ended)
Latest event
Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs
Last updated
May 17, 2012

Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 40th Parliament, 1st Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.

Chamber
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Current Stage
Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs
Latest Activity
May 17, 2012
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 establishes a process for legislative oversight of regulations, including review, cost-benefit analysis, and public reporting requirements.

What It Means

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.

What This Bill Does
  • 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.
Who Is Affected
  • 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
Rights, Duties, Or Obligations
  • 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.
Important Dates
  • 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.
Financial Or Tax Impacts
  • 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.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • 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'.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Legislation Act, 2006
amended

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

Executive Council Act
referenced

This bill references the Executive Council Act for the assignment and transfer of administrative responsibility for the Act.

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
Apr 4, 2012
Step 2
Second reading
May 17, 2012
Step 3
Committee review
May 17, 2012
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
Rick Nicholls
Sponsor party or district not listed
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.

How this data is sourced