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Fourth Session, Thirty-Ninth Legislature

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Bill 221

THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DEATH REVIEW COMMITTEE ACT



Section
Table of Contents            
DEFINITIONS AND PURPOSE
1 Definitions
2 Purpose of this Act
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DEATH REVIEW COMMITTEE
3 Domestic Violence Death Review Committee established
4 Role of the committee
5(1) Members appointed by the minister
(2) Criteria for appointment
(3) Term of office
(4) Appointment continues
(5) Chair and vice-chair
REFERRAL TO THE REVIEW COMMITTEE
6(1) Referral of a matter to the review committee
(2) Multiple deaths in one report
REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATIONS
7(1) Review committee to conduct review and provide recommendations
(2) Review to be conducted in private
8 Procedural rules
9(1) Review committee may require information
(2) Records of public bodies
(3) Limit re personal information and personal health information
10 Statements not admissible in evidence
REPORTS
11 Review committee to report to minister
12 Special reports unrelated to a specific death
13 Tabling report in Assembly
14(1) Reports to be made public
(2) Information to be in non-identifying form
REGULATIONS
15 Regulations
C.C.S.M. REFERENCE AND COMING INTO FORCE
16 C.C.S.M. reference
17 Coming into force