Federal
Statutes, BILL C-45 - AMENDMENTS TO THE CRIMINAL CODE AFFECTING THE CRIMINAL
LIABILITY OF...

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Federal
Statutes, BILL C-45 - AMENDMENTS TO THE CRIMINAL CODE AFFECTING THE CRIMINAL
LIABILITY OF ORGANIZATIONS. Worth 5% 
Instructions:
Review the legislation and the readings provided from the lecture notes. The
background for Bill C-45 came from the fall out after the Westray mining
disaster. Many of the families of the victims felt that the OHS legislation did
not effectively penalize a company who had made so many mistakes. In fact, they
declared bankruptcy and insolvency right after the disaster so no fines or
punishments were laid. The families asked for more to be done, so when
negligence occurred, someone would have to be responsible and accountable. Now
when a death takes place at a workplace, the person responsible can be held
criminally liable, particularly if there was negligence in making decisions to
protect health and safety. How does Bill C-45 change the way a person would
manage a business? How did it affect your workplace? How should it affect your
workplace? Can you think of any situations where having Bill C45 would change
your decision making process when running a business?.

http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/dept-min/pub/c45/index.html#toc?=

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Occupational health and safety act in canada 
and in NS 
      
 
Student Name 
November, 2012
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  Bill C-45 legislation imposes occupational safety and health duty on person, 
organization, and decision maker of the organization in Canada. an important change in this 
amendment is negligence, which is a criminal activity. if a person found guilty in negligence, 
then  lifetime punishment could be imposed as well an fine, there is no maximum limit of fine 
for the organization . 
Section I gives a detailed  information on Canada’s present law, related to corporate criminal 
liability. 
 Section II of  Bill C-45 says, who can apply, what activities it pertains to, and under the 
proposed legislation what sentencing options exist.
Occupational Health and Safety Legislation basic facts 
1. Specific  Industries 
2. General Health and Safety 
3. Specific hazardous  
Rights of Responsibility of employees and employers 
1. (employer) due diligence responsibility  
2.

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