Bill 51 explained in plain English
Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry Special Purpose Account Transparency Act, 2018
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 41st Parliament, 3rd Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.
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The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry Special Purpose Account Transparency Act, 2018, amends the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, 1997, to restrict spending from a dedicated account and enhance transparency through an advisory committee and a public complaint process.
This bill amends the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, 1997. It changes how money in a special account, which comes from money the Crown receives under the Act, can be spent. The bill also requires the Minister to create an advisory committee to provide advice on how the special account is run, and a process for the public to complain about decisions made regarding payments from that account. The bill's short title is the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry Special Purpose Account Transparency Act, 2018.
- Amends section 85 of the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, 1997.
- Restricts the purposes for which the Minister can pay money from a separate account within the Consolidated Revenue Fund.
- Removes the ability to use money from this account for purposes related to people's interactions with or effects on wildlife or fish populations.
- Requires the Minister to establish an advisory committee to advise on the operation of the separate account.
- Specifies that the advisory committee must include members who are licence holders, experts in ecology, or representatives of the business sector related to fish or wildlife.
- Requires the Minister to establish a procedure for receiving public complaints about decisions regarding payments from the separate account.
- Establishes the short title of the Act as the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry Special Purpose Account Transparency Act, 2018.
- The Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry
- Members of the public who interact with or are affected by fish and wildlife
- Holders of licences or authorizations related to fish or wildlife
- Experts in ecology
- Representatives of the business sector relating to fish or wildlife
- The Minister must establish an advisory committee for the separate account.
- The Minister must establish a procedure for public complaints about decisions regarding payments from the separate account.
- This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- The bill restricts the purposes for which money from a separate account in the Consolidated Revenue Fund can be paid out.
- The separate account consists of money that the Crown receives under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, 1997.
- The bill does not specify new penalties or enforcement mechanisms.
- The specific details of the 'procedure for receiving complaints' are not provided in the bill text.
- The exact composition and operational details of the advisory committee are not fully detailed, beyond the types of members required.
Changes rules about spending money from a special government account related to fish and wildlife, and creates requirements for an advisory committee and a public complaints process regarding that account.
Source: Section 85
Modifies the conditions for payments from the separate account by changing clause (a) and removing clause (b).
Source: Section 1 (1)
Changes the wording related to the advisory committee, replacing a general reference with a specific reference to 'the advisory committee'.
Source: Section 1 (3)
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