Bill 121 explained in plain English
Courts of Justice Amendment Act (Judicial Sexual Assault Education), 2017
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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This bill amends the Courts of Justice Act to require candidates for provincial judge appointments to complete specific education and training in the law of sexual assault.
This bill, the Courts of Justice Amendment Act (Judicial Sexual Assault Education), 2017, requires individuals seeking appointment as provincial judges in Ontario to complete specific education or training in the law of sexual assault. This includes topics like the law of evidence in sexual assault cases, consent, court procedures, and understanding myths and stereotypes related to sexual assault complainants. The bill amends the Courts of Justice Act to add this requirement.
- Amends the Courts of Justice Act to introduce a new qualification for provincial judge appointments.
- Requires candidates for provincial judge positions to have completed comprehensive education or training in the law of sexual assault.
- Specifies that this education or training must meet criteria established by the Judicial Appointments Advisory Committee.
- Lists the areas the education or training must cover, including the law of evidence in sexual assault proceedings, principles of consent, conduct of sexual assault proceedings, and awareness of myths and stereotypes about complainants.
- States that the Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- Candidates for appointment as provincial judges in Ontario.
- The Judicial Appointments Advisory Committee (which establishes criteria for the required education or training).
- Candidates for provincial judge appointments must complete education or training in the law of sexual assault.
- The Judicial Appointments Advisory Committee must establish criteria for this education or training.
- The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- The specific criteria that the Judicial Appointments Advisory Committee must establish for the education or training in sexual assault law are not detailed in the bill text.
Adds a requirement for candidates seeking appointment as a provincial judge to have completed specific education or training in the law of sexual assault.
Source: Section 42
Repeals and replaces subsection 43 (10) to detail the qualifications for provincial judge candidates, including a requirement for completed education or training in the law of sexual assault.
Source: Section 43 (10)
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