3rd Session, 43rd Legislature
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Bill 23
THE ADVOCATE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH AMENDMENT ACT
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(Assented to )
HIS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, enacts as follows:
C.C.S.M. c. A6.7 amended
1 The Advocate for Children and Youth Act is amended by this Act.
2 The fourth paragraph of the preamble is replaced with the following:
AND WHEREAS children and youth of all gender identities, including two-spirit, transgender and non-binary, deserve services that respect their dignity and support them in living fully and authentically;
AND WHEREAS the principles of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples can offer valuable guidance for the design and delivery of services for children and youth;
3 The following is added after subsection 11(2):
Agreements
11(3) For the purpose of facilitating the carrying out of responsibilities under clauses (1)(a) and (b), the Advocate may enter into an agreement with
(a) a department, branch or office of the executive government of the province; or
(b) an entity that provides a designated service.
4 Section 12 is amended by adding "and advocate for its principles while carrying out responsibilities under this Act" at the end.
5 Section 40 is replaced with the following:
Review of Act
40 Within seven years after this section comes into force and once every seven years after that, a committee of the Assembly must begin a comprehensive review of this Act and must, within one year after beginning the review, submit a report to the Assembly that includes any amendments to this Act recommended by the committee.
Coming into force
6 This Act comes into force on the day it receives royal assent.
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Explanatory Note The Advocate for Children and Youth Act is amended. The preamble is expanded to acknowledge that children and youth of all gender identities deserve services that respect their dignity and support them in living fully and authentically; and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples can provide guidance in designing and delivering services for children and youth. The Advocate may enter into agreements with government bodies or other entities who provide designated services as set out in the Act to facilitate the Advocate in carrying out their responsibilities. The Advocate may also advocate for the principles of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. The Act must be reviewed every seven years. |