Bill 30 explained in plain English
Highway Incident Management Act, 2015
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This Act mandates the creation of an advisory committee to review and recommend improvements for managing highway incidents in Ontario.
The Highway Incident Management Act, 2014 requires the Minister of Transportation, the Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services, and the Commissioner of the Ontario Provincial Police to establish an advisory committee. This committee must analyze how highway incidents are managed and develop a plan to improve it. The committee should consist of individuals with expertise in highway incident management and representatives from relevant organizations, such as municipalities, police, emergency services, and road users. The committee has eight months after its establishment to report its findings and recommendations to the two Ministers. The report must cover public education on driver behaviour during incidents, reducing the time to detect and clear incidents, providing timely information to drivers, and enhancing highway safety. Within 60 days of receiving the committee's report, each Minister must inform the Legislative Assembly about which recommendations they will implement. The Act also defines what constitutes a 'highway incident'.
- Requires the Minister of Transportation, the Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services, and the Commissioner of the Ontario Provincial Police to establish an advisory committee.
- Specifies that the committee must be established within 60 days of the Act receiving Royal Assent.
- States that the committee must analyze highway incident management and develop a comprehensive program for improvement.
- Defines the composition of the committee to include individuals with expertise in highway incident management and representatives from relevant organizations.
- Requires the committee to report its analysis, conclusions, and recommendations to the two Ministers within eight months of its establishment.
- Outlines four key areas for the committee's recommendations: public education, incident response time, information dissemination to drivers, and highway safety enhancement.
- Mandates that within 60 days of receiving the committee's report, each Minister must inform the Legislative Assembly of the recommendations they intend to implement.
- Defines the term 'highway incident' as anything disrupting traffic flow and endangering people on a highway.
- Minister of Transportation
- Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services
- Commissioner of the Ontario Provincial Police
- Members of the advisory committee
- Municipalities
- Police forces
- Emergency medical services
- Road users
- Drivers
- Emergency personnel
- Tow truck drivers
- Highway repair and maintenance workers
- The Legislative Assembly of Ontario
- Ministers and Commissioner have a duty to establish the advisory committee.
- The advisory committee has a duty to analyze highway incident management and develop a comprehensive improvement program.
- The advisory committee has a duty to report to the Ministers.
- Ministers have a duty to inform the Legislative Assembly about implementing recommendations.
- The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- The advisory committee must be established within 60 days after the Act receives Royal Assent.
- The committee must report to the Ministers on or before the day that is eight months after the committee is established.
- The Ministers must inform the Legislative Assembly within 60 days after the committee reports to the Ministers.
- The Lieutenant Governor in Council may, by regulation, prescribe remuneration and payment of expenses for committee members.
- The specific remuneration and expenses for committee members are not detailed in the Act and may be prescribed by regulation.
- The specific individuals who will serve on the committee are not named; their selection depends on the judgment of the Ministers and Commissioner regarding who can make useful contributions.
- While the Act requires Ministers to inform the Assembly of recommendations they *will* implement, it does not specify what happens if they choose not to implement any recommendations, nor does it set deadlines for the implementation itself, only for the communication of intent.
- The Act provides a definition for 'highway incident' but does not detail specific procedures or standards for managing all types of incidents included in the definition.
This Act creates the framework for establishing an advisory committee on highway incident management, its duties, reporting requirements, and definitions. It also includes a commencement provision. The short title of the Act is established.
Source: Section 1, Section 2, Section 3
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