Bill 9 explained in plain English
Mandatory Sexual Assault Law Training for Judicial Officers Act, 2018
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Bill 9 of 2018 mandates sexual assault law training for candidates and existing provincial judges and justices of the peace in Ontario.
This bill, called the Mandatory Sexual Assault Law Training for Judicial Officers Act, 2018, requires that candidates for provincial judge and justice of the peace positions complete recent and comprehensive training in sexual assault law. This training must cover topics such as evidentiary prohibitions, principles of consent, the conduct of sexual assault proceedings, and information about myths and stereotypes related to sexual assault complainants. The bill also mandates that existing judges and justices of the peace must complete continuing education in these areas.
- Amends the Courts of Justice Act to require candidates for provincial judge positions to complete sexual assault law education.
- Amends the Courts of Justice Act to require existing judges to complete continuing education in sexual assault law.
- Amends the Justices of the Peace Act to require candidates for justice of the peace positions to complete sexual assault law education.
- Amends the Justices of the Peace Act to require existing justices of the peace to complete continuing education in sexual assault law.
- Specifies that the sexual assault law education must include instruction on evidentiary prohibitions, principles of consent, the conduct of sexual assault proceedings, and education on myths and stereotypes related to sexual assault complainants.
- States that the Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent, with the exception of certain continuing education provisions which come into force six months after Royal Assent.
- Candidates for provincial judge positions
- Provincial judges
- Candidates for justice of the peace positions
- Justices of the peace
- Judicial Appointments Advisory Committee
- The Attorney General
- Candidates for judicial appointments must complete recent and comprehensive education in sexual assault law.
- Judges and justices of the peace must complete continuing education in matters related to sexual assault law.
- The Judicial Appointments Advisory Committee must ensure candidates have completed the required sexual assault law education before being considered.
- The plan for continuing education for judges and justices of the peace must include sexual assault law education.
- The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent (Section 3(1)).
- Amendments related to continuing education for judges and justices of the peace come into force six months after the Act receives Royal Assent (Section 3(2)).
- The bill does not specify the exact duration or format of the required sexual assault law education.
- The bill does not define what constitutes 'recent and comprehensive' education.
- The bill does not specify who provides or accredits the sexual assault law training.
- The bill does not detail the consequences if a judge or justice of the peace fails to complete the mandatory training.
Adds new requirements for candidates seeking to become provincial judges, including the completion of comprehensive sexual assault law education. It also mandates that judges must complete continuing education on sexual assault law.
Source: Section 1 of the Bill, amending Section 43 and Section 51.10 of the Courts of Justice Act
Adds new requirements for candidates seeking to become justices of the peace, including the completion of comprehensive sexual assault law education. It also mandates that justices of the peace must complete continuing education on sexual assault law.
Source: Section 2 of the Bill, amending Section 2.1 and Section 14 of the Justices of the Peace Act
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