Bill C-360 (Historical)

Older Adult Justice Act

An Act to establish the Office of the Ombudsman for Older Adult Justice and the Canadian Older Adult Justice Agency and to amend the Criminal Code

This bill is from the 39th Parliament, 2nd session, which ended in September 2008.

Sponsor

Introduced as a private member’s bill. (These don’t often become law.)

Status

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated), as of Oct. 16, 2007
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill.

Part 1 establishes the Office of the Ombudsman for Older Adult Justice, responsible for promoting the protection of older adult rights, investigating complaints, and referring to the Minister of Justice matters not settled satisfactorily.
Part 2 establishes the Canadian Older Adult Justice Agency, responsible for providing resources to promote the protection of older adult rights, including information on the prevention, detection, assessment, identification and treatment of older adult abuse, neglect and exploitation.
The enactment also amends the Criminal Code to include, as victims of abuse in the commission of an offence, the offender’s father and mother and any person for whom the offender is providing care.
It also includes, for the purpose of sentencing, the vulnerability of the victim as an aggravating circumstance.

Similar bills

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C-439 (37th Parliament, 2nd session) Older Adult Justice Act

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.

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Other House mentions

Older Adult Justice ActRoutine Proceedings

October 23rd, 2006 / 3:10 p.m.

See context

Liberal

Lloyd St. Amand Liberal Brant, ON

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-360, An Act to establish the Office of the Ombudsman for Older Adult Justice and the Canadian Older Adult Justice Agency and to amend the Criminal Code.

Mr. Speaker, the bill is intended to protect Canada's older or oldest citizens from physical, psychological and financial harm.

The bill would establish the office of the ombudsman for older adult justice as well as the Canadian older adult justice agency. As indicated, it would also amend the Criminal Code.

The office of the ombudsman would promote the protection of seniors' rights, investigate complaints and refer certain matters to the Minister of Justice.

The older adult justice agency would provide resources, protecting seniors, including information on preventing and detecting abuse, and the treatment of seniors' abuse, neglect and exploitation.

It is my view that the bill is long overdue. It will, if adopted, increase the awareness among all Canadians that elder abuse is a significant problem that impacts the life of many older adults across Canada.

(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)