Bill 141 explained in plain English
Defibrillator Registration and Public Access Act, 2020
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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This Act establishes requirements for the registration, installation, maintenance, and public access of defibrillators in designated and public premises across Ontario, and provides for enforcement through inspectors and penalties.
Bill 141, the Defibrillator Registration and Public Access Act, 2020, requires defibrillators installed in designated and public premises in Ontario to be registered and maintained. It sets out requirements for their installation, accessibility, testing, and training for their use. The Act also allows for inspectors to enter non-dwelling premises to ensure compliance and establishes offences and penalties for non-compliance.
- Enacts the Defibrillator Registration and Public Access Act, 2020.
- Establishes requirements for the installation, availability, location signage, maintenance, testing, and user training for defibrillators on designated premises.
- Sets out requirements for defibrillators installed on public premises regarding their availability, location signage, maintenance, testing, and user training.
- Requires defibrillators on designated or public premises to be registered with a registrar within specified timeframes.
- Mandates notification to the registrar if a registered defibrillator is moved or removed from the premises.
- Requires the registrar to notify prescribed persons about defibrillator registrations or changes in their status.
- Authorizes the Minister to appoint inspectors to enter non-dwelling premises to check for compliance with the Act.
- Grants inspectors the power to examine documents, demand production of items, make copies, and question individuals during inspections.
- Prohibits obstructing inspectors, refusing to answer questions, providing false information, or destroying relevant items during inspections.
- Establishes offences for contravening the Act, obstructing inspectors, or providing false information.
- Sets out penalties, including prescribed fines, for individuals and corporations convicted of offences under the Act, including for officers or directors who permit a corporation to commit an offence.
- States that the Act binds the Crown.
- Allows the Lieutenant Governor in Council to make regulations to define terms, govern registration, prescribe details for the Act, and outline inspector powers and duties.
- Owners and operators of designated premises.
- Owners and operators of public premises where defibrillators are installed.
- Individuals and corporations responsible for installing, maintaining, and testing defibrillators.
- Prescribed persons who will receive notifications from the registrar.
- The Minister of Health (or equivalent) responsible for the administration of the Act.
- Inspectors appointed under the Act.
- The Crown.
- Individuals and corporations in Ontario.
- Obligation for owners/operators of designated premises to install, ensure accessibility, appropriately sign, maintain, test, and train staff on defibrillators according to regulations.
- Obligation for owners/operators of public premises with defibrillators to ensure accessibility, appropriate signage, maintenance, testing, and training.
- Obligation to register defibrillators within 30 days of installation or within 30 days of the Act coming into force if already installed.
- Obligation to notify the registrar if a registered defibrillator is moved or removed.
- Right of inspectors to enter non-dwelling premises without warrant or notice to conduct inspections.
- Right of inspectors to examine documents, demand production of items, make copies, and question persons relevant to an inspection.
- Obligation not to obstruct inspectors, provide false information, or destroy relevant items.
- Right for individuals and corporations to be free from obstruction or false information during inspections.
- The Act comes into force on a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor.
- Defibrillators installed before the Act comes into force must be registered no later than 30 days after the Act comes into force.
- Defibrillators installed after the Act comes into force must be registered within 30 days after installation.
- Prescribed fines may be imposed for offences under the Act.
- There may be costs associated with installing, maintaining, testing, and training for defibrillators.
- Offences include contravening the Act, obstructing inspectors, or providing false/misleading information.
- Individuals convicted of an offence are liable to a prescribed fine.
- Corporations convicted of an offence are liable to a prescribed fine.
- Officers or directors of a corporation who authorize or permit an offence are guilty of an offence and liable to a prescribed fine.
- The definition of 'defibrillator' includes 'any other prescribed criteria', meaning specific technical standards may be set by regulation.
- The Act relies on regulations to define 'designated premises' and 'public premises', specify details for installation, accessibility, signage, maintenance, testing, training, registration, notification, and the powers and duties of inspectors.
- The specific amounts of prescribed fines are not detailed in the Act and will be set by regulation.
- The commencement date of the Act is not fixed and depends on proclamation by the Lieutenant Governor.
This is the main act established by the bill.
Source: Section 1
This act outlines the requirements for defibrillators on designated and public premises, including registration, maintenance, and access.
Source: Sections 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
This section specifies that the Minister may appoint inspectors for the purposes of the Act.
Source: Section 6 (1)
This section outlines the powers of inspectors, including entering premises, examining documents, and questioning persons.
Source: Section 6 (4)
This section defines offences related to contravening the Act or obstructing inspectors.
Source: Section 7 (1)
This section allows the Lieutenant Governor in Council to make regulations related to the Act's implementation.
Source: Section 9
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