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Federal Accountability Act (S.C. 2006, c. 9)

Assented to 2006-12-12

Coordinating Amendments

Marginal note:Lobbying Act

35. On the day on which section 66 of this Act comes into force, section 42 of the Conflict of Interest Act, as enacted by section 2 of this Act, is replaced by the following:

Marginal note:No impact

42. For greater certainty, no exemption granted in respect of a person under section 38 and no waiver or reduction granted in respect of a person under section 39 affects any obligation or prohibition that applies to that person under the Lobbying Act.

Marginal note:Lobbying Act

36. On the day on which section 66 of this Act comes into force, subsection 37(1) of the Conflict of Interest Act, as enacted by section 2 of this Act, is replaced by the following:

Marginal note:Report to Commissioner

  • 37. (1) A former reporting public office holder who, during the applicable period under section 36, has any communication referred to in paragraph 5(1)(a) of the Lobbying Act or arranges a meeting referred to in paragraph 5(1)(b) of that Act shall report that communication or meeting to the Commissioner.

Marginal note:Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act

37. On the later of the day on which section 45 of the Conflict of Interest Act comes into force and the day on which section 24 of the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act comes into force — or, if those days are the same day, then on that day — the Conflict of Interest Act is amended by adding the following after section 67:

Marginal note:Referral from Public Sector Integrity Commissioner

68. If a matter is referred to the Commissioner under subsection 24(2.1) of the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act, the Commissioner shall

  • (a) provide the Prime Minister with a report setting out the facts in question as well as the Commissioner’s analysis and conclusions;

  • (b) provide a copy of the report to the public office holder or former public office holder who is the subject of the report;

  • (c) provide a copy of the report to the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner; and

  • (d) make the report available to the public.

Marginal note:Federal Courts Act

38. On the later of the day on which section 5 of this Act comes into force and the day on which section 99 of this Act comes into force — or, if those days are the same day, then on that day — subsection 2(2) of the Federal Courts Act is replaced by the following:

  • Marginal note:Senate and House of Commons

    (2) For greater certainty, the expression “federal board, commission or other tribunal”, as defined in subsection (1), does not include the Senate, the House of Commons, any committee or member of either House, the Senate Ethics Officer or the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner with respect to the exercise of the jurisdiction or powers referred to in sections 41.1 to 41.5 and 86 of the Parliament of Canada Act.