Public Complaints and Review Commission Act — P-27.5 113
Definitions 113 (1) The following definitions apply in this section. former Commission means the Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police established by subsection 45.29(1) of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act . ( ancienne Commission ) new Commission means the Commission. ( nouvelle Commission ) Members of former Commission (2) The persons who hold office as Chairperson, Vice-chairperson or member of the former Commission immediately before the day on which subsection 3 (1) comes into force continue in office as the Chairperson, Vice-chairperson or member, respectively, of the new Commission for the remainder of the terms for which they were appointed. Employees (3) Nothing in this Act is to be construed as affecting the status of an employee , as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Public Service Employment Act , who, immediately before the day on which this section comes into force, occupied a position in the former Commission, except that the employee, as of that day, occupies their position in the new Commission. Transfer of appropriations (4) Any amount appropriated, for the fiscal year in which this section comes into force, by an appropriation Act based on the Estimates for that year for defraying the charges and expenses of the former Commission that, on the day on which this section comes into force, is unexpended is deemed, on that day, to be an amount appropriated for defraying the charges and expenses of the new Commission. Rights and obligations transferred (5) All rights and property of the former Commission and all obligations and liabilities of the former Commission are deemed to be rights, property, obligations and liabilities of the new Commission. References (6) Every reference to the former Commission in any document executed or signed by the former Commission in its own name is to be read as a reference to the new Commission, unless the context requires otherwise. Continuation of proceedings (7) Any action, suit or other legal or administrative proceeding to which the former Commission is a party that is pending immediately before the day on the day on which this section comes into force may be continued by or against the new Commission in the same manner and to the same extent as it would have been continued by or against the former Commission. Requests (8) Any request made under section 45.34, 45.35 or 45.51 of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act, as that section read immediately before the day on which section 28 of this Act comes into force, for which the former Commission has not provided the Minister with a report before that day is deemed to be a request made under section 12 , 28 or 29 , as the case may be, of this Act. Complaints (9) Any complaint made under section 45.53 or 45.59 of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act as they read immediately before the day on which section 33 of this Act comes into force that has not been disposed of or resolved by the former Commission before that day may be disposed of or resolved by the new Commission in accordance with the provisions of this Act. Conduct (10) Complaints may be made under sections 33 and 36 regardless of whether the conduct to which they relate occurred before, on or after the day on which each of those sections comes into force. Applications of sections 67 and 68 (11) Sections 67 and 68 apply only in respect of complaints made under sections 33 and 36 on or after the day on which each of those sections comes into force.