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2nd Session, 40th Legislature

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Bill 214

THE CYBERBULLYING PREVENTION ACT



Section
Table of Contents            
PART 1
PURPOSE AND INTERPRETATION
1 Purpose
2(1) Definitions
(2) When parent deemed to be cyberbullying
PART 2
PROTECTION ORDERS
3 Definitions
4(1) Application for protection order
(2) Application without notice
(3) How an application may be submitted
(4) Identification of respondent
(5) Respondent's name unknown
(6) Evidence must be given under oath
5(1) Application by telecommunication
(2) Evidence received by telephone
(3) Record to be certified and filed
(4) Decision before document received
(5) Order has full effect
6 Order if respondent's name unknown
7 Criteria for granting protection order
8(1) Content of protection order
(2) Duration of protection order
9(1) Protection order and documents sent to court
(2) Record also sent to court
10(1) Service of protection order
(2) Respondent not bound until served
(3) Order dispensing with service
(4) Service on subject and parent
11(1) Order reviewed by court
(2) Court may require hearing
(3) Summons and notice for hearing
(4) Subject and parent entitled to attend
(5) Evidence before justice is evidence at hearing
(6) Respondent's failure to attend hearing
(7) Order following hearing
12(1) Court may vary or revoke order
(2) Adjournment to allow subject to obtain advice
(3) Service of order
13(1) Appeal on question of law
(2) Appeal not stay
14(1) New protection order
(2) Compliance with expiring order
15(1) Ban on identifying minors
(2) Ban continues when person no longer a minor
16 Court may ban publication of information
17(1) Offence
(2) Corporate officer, etc.
18(1) Contravention of protection order is offence
(2) Person contributing to contravention
(3) Penalty
PART 3
LIABILITY FOR CYBERBULLYING
19 Cyberbullying is a tort
20(1) Remedies
(2) Considerations
(3) When parent liable for damages
(4) Reasonable supervision
PART 4
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
21 Other rights not affected
22 Regulations
23 C.C.S.M. reference
24 Coming into force