Bill 42 explained in plain English
Ombudsman Amendment Act (Children's Aid Societies), 2013
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This bill allows the Ontario Ombudsman to investigate children's aid societies.
Bill 42, the Ombudsman Amendment Act (Children's Aid Societies), 2013, amends the Ombudsman Act to allow the Ombudsman of Ontario to investigate the decisions, recommendations, and actions of children's aid societies. Previously, the Ombudsman's investigative powers were generally limited to governmental organizations. This amendment extends these powers to include societies as defined in the Child and Family Services Act. The Act comes into effect on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- Allows the Ombudsman to investigate decisions, recommendations, and actions of children's aid societies.
- Extends the Ombudsman's powers to include societies as defined in the Child and Family Services Act.
- Specifies that any reference to a 'governmental organization' in the Ombudsman Act will be considered a reference to a children's aid society when the Ombudsman is investigating one.
- The Ombudsman of Ontario
- Children's Aid Societies in Ontario
- Children and families who interact with Children's Aid Societies
- The Ombudsman gains the right to investigate children's aid societies.
- Children's aid societies become subject to investigation by the Ombudsman.
- The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- The bill does not specify which specific decisions, recommendations, or acts of children's aid societies are subject to investigation, only that the Ombudsman 'may investigate any decision or recommendation made or any act done or omitted in the course of the administration' of a children's aid society.
- The specific definition of 'society' from the Child and Family Services Act is not provided within this bill, requiring reference to that separate Act.
This bill adds a new section (14.1) to the Ombudsman Act. This new section grants the Ombudsman the authority to investigate children's aid societies in the same way they can investigate governmental organizations. It also clarifies how references to governmental organizations should be interpreted when the Ombudsman is investigating a children's aid society.
Source: Section 1 of the bill
This bill refers to the definition of 'society' found in subsection 3 (1) of the Child and Family Services Act to define which organizations are subject to the Ombudsman's investigation powers under this amendment.
Source: Section 14.1 (1) and (2) of the Ombudsman Act as added by Section 1 of the bill
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