C-508
First Session, Forty-first Parliament,
60-61-62 Elizabeth II, 2011-2012-2013
HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA
BILL C-508
An Act to amend the Auditor General Act (obstruction)
first reading, May 8, 2013
NOTE
2nd Session, 41st Parliament
This bill was introduced during the First Session of the 41st Parliament. Pursuant to the Standing Orders of the House of Commons, it is deemed to have been considered and approved at all stages completed at the time of prorogation of the First Session. The number of the bill remains unchanged.
Mr. Hyer
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SUMMARY
This enactment amends the Auditor General Act to make it an offence to obstruct the Auditor General in the performance of his or her powers and functions under that Act.
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1st Session, 41st Parliament,
60-61-62 Elizabeth II, 2011-2012-2013
house of commons of canada
BILL C-508
An Act to amend the Auditor General Act (obstruction)
R.S., c. A-17
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
1. The Auditor General Act is amended by adding the following after section 14:
OFFENCE
Obstruction
14.1 (1) No person shall obstruct the Auditor General in the performance of his or her powers and functions under this Act.
Offence and punishment
(2) Every person who knowingly contravenes this section or who fails to provide information requested by the Auditor General is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction and liable to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or to both.
Published under authority of the Speaker of the House of Commons