Bill C-106
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GENERAL |
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| Agent of Her
Majesty
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21. (1) The Commission is for all its
purposes an agent of Her Majesty in right of
Canada and may exercise its powers only as an
agent of Her Majesty.
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| Contracts
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(2) The Commission may enter into
contracts in the name of Her Majesty in right
of Canada or in its own name.
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| Property
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(3) Property acquired by the Commission is
the property of Her Majesty in right of Canada
and title to the property may be vested in the
name of Her Majesty or in the name of the
Commission.
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| Legal
proceedings
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(4) Actions, suits or other legal proceedings
in respect of any right or obligation acquired
or incurred by the Commission, whether in the
name of Her Majesty in right of Canada or in
its own name, may be brought or taken by or
against the Commission in the name of the
Commission in any court that would have
jurisdiction if the Commission were not an
agent of Her Majesty.
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| Audit
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22. The accounts and financial transactions
of the Commission shall be audited by the
Auditor General of Canada at such times as the
Auditor General considers appropriate, and a
report of the audit shall be made to the
Commission and to the Minister of Justice.
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| Annual report
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23. Within three months after the end of
each fiscal year, the President shall submit to
the Minister of Justice an annual report of the
activities of the Commission in that year,
including the financial statements of the
Commission and the Auditor General's report.
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| Tabling of
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24. The Minister of Justice shall cause a
copy of any report of the Commission to be
tabled in each House of Parliament on any of
the first fifteen days on which that House is
sitting after the Minister receives it.
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| Tabling of
response
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25. The Minister of Justice shall cause a
copy of the Minister's response to any report
of the Commission to be tabled in each House
of Parliament on any of the first fifteen days on
which that House is sitting after the Minister
gives the response to the Commission.
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CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS |
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Access to Information Act |
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| R.S., c. A-1
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26. Schedule I to the Access to
Information Act is amended by adding the
following in alphabetical order under the
heading ``Other Government Institutions'':
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Law Commission of Canada
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Financial Administration Act |
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| R.S., c. F-11
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27. Schedule II to the Financial
Administration Act is amended by adding
the following in alphabetical order:
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Law Commission of Canada
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Privacy Act |
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| R.S., c. P-21
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28. The schedule to the Privacy Act is
amended by adding the following in
alphabetical order under the heading
``Other Government Institutions'':
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Law Commission of Canada
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Public Sector Compensation Act |
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| 1991, c. 30
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29. Schedule I to the Public Sector
Compensation Act is amended by adding the
following in alphabetical order under the
heading ``Other Portions of the Public
Service'':
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Law Commission of Canada
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Public Service Staff Relations Act |
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| R.S., c. P-35
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30. Part I of Schedule I to the Public
Service Staff Relations Act is amended by
adding the following in alphabetical order:
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Law Commission of Canada
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COMING INTO FORCE |
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| Coming into
force
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31. This Act comes into force on a day to
be fixed by order of the Governor in
Council.
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