Bill C-32
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Remedial
measures
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201. (1) Subject to any regulations made
under subsection 200(1), where there occurs
an environmental emergency in respect of a
substance on the list established under the
regulations, any person described in
subsection (2) shall, as soon as possible in the
circumstances,
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Application
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(2) Subsection (1) applies to any person
who
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Report by
other persons
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(3) A person, other than a person described
in subsection (2), shall, as soon as possible in
the circumstances, report an environmental
emergency to an inspector or to a person
designated by the regulations if their property
is affected by the environmental emergency.
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Intervention
by inspector
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(4) Where any person fails to take any
measures required under subsection (1), an
inspector may take those measures, cause
them to be taken or direct any person referred
to in subsection (2) to take them.
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Limitation on
power of
direction
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(5) Any direction of an inspector under
subsection (4) that is inconsistent with a
requirement imposed by or under any other
Act of Parliament is void to the extent of the
inconsistency.
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Access to
property
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(6) Any inspector or other person
authorized or required to take any measures
under subsection (1) or (4) may enter and have
access to any place or property and may do
anything reasonable that may be necessary in
the circumstances.
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Personal
liability
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(7) Any person, other than a person
described in subsection (2), who provides
assistance or advice in taking the measures
required by subsection (1) or who takes any
measures authorized under subsection (4) is
not personally liable either civilly or
criminally in respect of any act or omission in
the course of providing assistance or advice or
taking any measures under those subsections
unless it is established that the person acted in
bad faith.
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Voluntary
report
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202. (1) If a person knows about an
environmental emergency but the person is
not required to report the matter under this
Act, the person may report any information
about the environmental emergency to an
inspector or to a person designated by the
regulations.
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Request for
confidentia- lity
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(2) The person making the report may
request that their identity and any information
that could reasonably reveal their identity not
be released.
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Requirement
of
confidentia- lity
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(3) No person shall disclose, or have
disclosed, the identity of the person making
the request or any information that could
reasonably be expected to reveal their identity
unless the person making the request
authorizes the disclosure in writing.
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Employee
protection
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(4) Despite any other Act of Parliament, no
person shall discipline, dismiss or harass an
employee of any of the following
organizations for making a report under
subsection (1):
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Recovery of
costs and
expenses
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203. (1) Her Majesty in right of Canada may
recover the costs and expenses of and
incidental to taking any measures under
subsection 201(4) from
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Reasonably
incurred
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(2) The costs and expenses referred to in
subsection (1) shall only be recovered to the
extent that they can be established to have
been reasonably incurred in the
circumstances.
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Liability
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(3) Subject to subsection (4), the persons
referred to in subsection (1) are jointly and
severally liable or solidarily liable for the
costs and expenses referred to in that
subsection.
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Limitation
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(4) A person referred to in paragraph
201(2)(b) shall not be held liable under
subsection (3) to an extent greater than the
extent of their negligence or wilful conduct in
causing or contributing to the environmental
emergency.
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Procedure
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(5) A claim under this section may be sued
for and recovered by Her Majesty in right of
Canada with costs in proceedings brought or
taken therefor in the name of Her Majesty in
right of Canada in any court of competent
jurisdiction.
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Recourse or
indemnity
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(6) This section does not limit or restrict any
right of recourse or indemnity that a person
may have against any other person.
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Limitation
period
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(7) Where events giving rise to a claim
under this section occur, no proceedings in
respect of the claim may be instituted after
five years from the date on which the events
occur or become evident to the Minister,
whichever is later.
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Minister's
certificate
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(8) A document purporting to have been
issued by the Minister certifying the day on
which the events giving rise to a claim under
this section came to the knowledge of the
Minister shall be received in evidence and, in
the absence of any evidence to the contrary,
the document shall be considered as proof of
that fact without proof of the signature or of
the official character of the person appearing
to have signed the document and without
further proof.
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National
notification
and reporting
system
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204. (1) The Minister may establish, in
cooperation with the governments of the
provinces and aboriginal governments and
government departments or agencies, a
national system for the notification and
reporting of environmental emergencies.
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Copies
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(2) Subject to section 314, any person may
have access to and a copy of any information
contained in the national system established
under subsection (1).
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Liability of
owner of
substance
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205. (1) Subject to this Part, the person who
owns or has the charge, management or
control of a substance immediately before an
environmental emergency is liable
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Definition of
``public
authority in
Canada''
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(2) In subsection (1), ``public authority in
Canada'' means Her Majesty in right of a
province, an aboriginal government or any
other body designated by the Governor in
Council for the purposes of that subsection as
a public authority in Canada.
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Strict liability
subject to
certain
defences
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(3) The person's liability under subsection
(1) does not depend on proof of fault or
negligence, but the owner is not liable under
that subsection if the owner establishes that
the environmental emergency
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Reduced
liability
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(4) Where the person who is liable under
subsection (1) establishes that the
environmental emergency resulted wholly or
partially from
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the liability of the person referred to in
subsection (1) to that other person is reduced
or nullified in proportion to the degree to
which the environmental emergency resulted
from the factors mentioned in paragraphs (a)
and (b).
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Person's
rights against
third parties
preserved
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(5) Nothing in this Part shall be construed as
limiting or restricting any right of recourse
that the person who is liable under subsection
(1) may have against any other person.
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Person's own
claim for costs
and expenses
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(6) Costs and expenses incurred by the
person referred to in subsection (1) in respect
of measures voluntarily taken to prevent,
repair, remedy or minimize damage from the
environmental emergency, including
measures taken in anticipation of an
environmental emergency, to the extent that
the measures taken and the costs and expenses
are reasonable, rank equally with other claims
against any security given by that person in
respect of that person's liability under this
section.
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PART 9 |
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GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS AND FEDERAL AND ABORIGINAL LAND |
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Interpretation |
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Definition of
``regula- tions''
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206. In this Part, ``regulations'' means
regulations made under this Part.
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Application |
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Application to
Government,
etc.
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207. (1) This Part applies to
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Crown
corporations
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(2) This Part also applies to Crown
corporations, as defined in subsection 83(1) of
the Financial Administration Act, but
objectives, guidelines, codes of practice and
regulations made under this Part shall not
impose any requirements on them that are
more stringent than those applicable to
persons in the private sector.
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Limitation
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(3) This Part does not restrict any of the
following powers in so far as they may be
exercised in relation to air and all layers of the
atmosphere above federal land or aboriginal
land:
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Objectives, Guidelines and Codes of Practice |
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Minister shall
establish
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208. (1) The Minister shall establish
objectives, guidelines and codes of practice
for the purpose of carrying out the Minister's
duties and functions under this Part related to
the quality of the environment.
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Consultation
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(2) In establishing an objective, a guideline
or a code of practice under subsection (1), the
Minister
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Regulations |
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Regulations
for the
protection of
the
environment
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209. (1) The Governor in Council may, on
the recommendation of the Minister, make
regulations for the protection of the
environment, including, but not limited to,
regulations respecting
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Content of the
regulations
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(2) Regulations with respect to any
substance may provide for, or impose
requirements respecting,
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