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Jobs, Growth and Long-term Prosperity Act (S.C. 2012, c. 19)

Assented to 2012-06-29

 Subsection 60(1) of the Act is replaced by the following:

Marginal note:Documents as evidence
  • 60. (1) Any document purporting to contain or to be a copy of a determination of the Board and to be signed by one of its members is admissible in evidence in any court without proof of the signature or official character of the member or any further proof.

 Section 61 of the Act and the heading before it are repealed.

Marginal note:1995, c. 11, s. 42

 Sections 64 to 67 of the Act are replaced by the following:

Marginal note:Witness fees and expenses

64. A person who is summoned by the Board and attends as a witness in any proceeding taken under this Part is entitled to be paid the allowance for expenses and the witness fees that are in force with respect to witnesses in civil suits in the superior court of the province in which the proceeding is taken.

Marginal note:Persons not required to give evidence

65. No member or employee of the Board or any person appointed by it or the Minister under this Part is required to give evidence in any civil action, suit or other proceeding, respecting information obtained in the discharge of his or her duties under this Part.

Transitional Provisions

Marginal note:Definitions

 The following definitions apply in sections 565 to 570.

“Board”

« Conseil »

“Board” means the Canada Industrial Relations Board established by section 9 of the Canada Labour Code.

“Tribunal”

« Tribunal »

“Tribunal” means the Canadian Artists and Producers Professional Relations Tribunal established by subsection 10(1) of the Status of the Artist Act, as that Act read immediately before the coming into force of this section.

Marginal note:Appointments terminated
  •  (1) Members of the Tribunal cease to hold office on the coming into force of this subsection.

  • Marginal note:No compensation

    (2) Despite the provisions of any contract, agreement or order, no person appointed to hold office as a member of the Tribunal has any right to claim or receive any compensation, damages, indemnity or other form of relief from Her Majesty in right of Canada or from any employee or agent of Her Majesty for ceasing to hold that office or for the abolition of that office by the operation of this Division.

Marginal note:Continuation of proceedings

 Every proceeding commenced under the Status of the Artist Act before the coming into force of this section is to be taken up and continued under and in conformity with that Act, as it is amended by this Act.

Marginal note:Review of Tribunal’s determination or order

 The Board may uphold, rescind or amend any determination or order made by the Tribunal.

Marginal note:Powers and duties
  •  (1) Any power or duty that is vested in or is exercisable by the Tribunal under a contract, lease, licence, deed, agreement or other document is vested in or is exercisable by the Board.

  • Marginal note:References

    (2) Every reference to the Tribunal in any contract, lease, licence, deed, agreement or other document executed by the Tribunal in its own name shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be read as a reference to the Board.

Marginal note:Commencement of legal proceedings

 Any action, suit or other legal proceeding in respect of an obligation or liability incurred by the Tribunal may be brought against the Board in any court that would have had jurisdiction if the action, suit or other legal proceeding had been brought against the Tribunal.

Marginal note:Continuation of legal proceedings

 Any action, suit or other legal proceeding to which the Tribunal is a party that is pending in any court immediately before the day on which this section comes into force may be continued by or against the Board in the same manner and to the same extent as it could have been continued by or against the Tribunal.

Consequential Amendments

R.S., c. A-1Access to Information Act

Marginal note:1992, c. 33, s. 68

 Schedule I to the Access to Information Act is amended by striking out the following under the heading “OTHER GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS”:

  • Canadian Artists and Producers Professional Relations Tribunal

    Tribunal canadien des relations professionnelles artistes-producteurs

R.S., c. F-7; 2002, c. 8, s. 14Federal Courts Act

Marginal note:1992, c. 33, s. 69; 1993, c. 34, s. 70(2)

 Paragraph 28(1)(p) of the Federal Courts Act is repealed.

R.S., c. F-11Financial Administration Act

Marginal note:SOR/94-272, s. 1; SOR/98-564

 Schedule I.1 to the Financial Administration Act is amended by striking out, in column I, the reference to

  • Canadian Artists and Producers Professional Relations Tribunal

    Tribunal canadien des relations professionnelles artistes-producteurs

and the corresponding reference in column II to “Minister of Labour”.

Marginal note:2003, c. 22, s. 11

 Schedule IV to the Act is amended by striking out the following:

  • Canadian Artists and Producers Professional Relations Tribunal

    Tribunal canadien des relations professionnelles artistes-producteurs

Marginal note:2006, c. 9, s. 270

 Part III of Schedule VI to the Act is amended by striking out, in column I, the reference to

  • Canadian Artists and Producers Professional Relations Tribunal

    Tribunal canadien des relations professionnelles artistes-producteurs

and the corresponding reference in column II to “Chairperson”.

R.S., c. P-21Privacy Act

Marginal note:1992, c. 33, s. 70

 The schedule to the Privacy Act is amended by striking out the following under the heading “OTHER GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS”:

  • Canadian Artists and Producers Professional Relations Tribunal

    Tribunal canadien des relations professionnelles artistes-producteurs

Coming into Force

Marginal note:Order in council

 This Division comes into force on a day to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council.

Division 401993, c. 31National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy Act

Amendment to the Act

 The National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy Act is amended by adding the following after section 5:

Marginal note:Disposal of assets
  • 5.1 (1) The Round Table is authorized to sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets and to do everything necessary for or incidental to the closing out of its affairs.

  • Marginal note:Debts and liabilities

    (2) The Round Table shall apply any proceeds from the disposal of its assets in satisfaction of its debts and liabilities.

Marginal note:Directions
  • 5.2 (1) The Minister may give directions to the Round Table to do anything that in his or her opinion is necessary

    • (a) in respect of the exercise of its powers under section 5; and

    • (b) to sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets, satisfy its debts and liabilities, manage its expenses or otherwise close out its affairs.

  • Marginal note:Directions binding

    (2) The Round Table shall, despite any other provision of this Act, comply with the directions.

Transitional Provisions

Definition of “Round Table”

 For the purpose of sections 580 to 585, “Round Table” means the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy established by section 3 of the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy Act.

Marginal note:Appointments terminated
  •  (1) Members of the Round Table appointed under subsection 6(1) or (2) of the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy Act cease to hold office on the coming into force of this subsection.

  • Marginal note:No compensation

    (2) Despite the provisions of any contract, agreement or order, no person appointed to hold office as a member of the Round Table has any right to claim or receive any compensation, damages, indemnity or other form of relief from Her Majesty in right of Canada or from any employee or agent of Her Majesty for ceasing to hold that office or for the abolition of that office by the operation of this Division.

Marginal note:References

 Every reference to the Round Table in a deed, contract, agreement or other document executed by the Round Table in its own name is to be read as a reference to Her Majesty in right of Canada, unless the context requires otherwise.

 

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