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O. Reg. 294/24: FEES, ALLOWANCES AND FORMS
filed July 4, 2024 under Coroners Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.37
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made under the
Coroners Act
Made: July 2, 2024
Filed: July 4, 2024
Published on e-Laws: July 4, 2024
Published in The Ontario Gazette: July 20, 2024
Amending O. Reg. 19/15
(FEES, ALLOWANCES AND FORMS)
1. Ontario Regulation 19/15 is amended by adding the following section:
Travel allowances, northern Ontario and southern Ontario
5.1 (1) Subject to subsection (2), if a provision of Schedule 1, 2, 3 or 4 provides for a travel allowance determined in accordance with this section, the travel allowance shall be determined based on a rate of,
(a) 41 cents per kilometre in northern Ontario; and
(b) 40 cents per kilometre in southern Ontario.
(2) If, in respect of a particular date of travel, the applicable reimbursement rate for travel in southern Ontario or northern Ontario as set out in the document mentioned in subsection (3) is higher than the applicable rate under subsection (1), the travel allowance in respect of that date shall be determined based on the reimbursement rate for travel set out in that document.
(3) The document referred to in subsection (2) is the document entitled “Travel, Meal and Hospitality Expenses Directive”, published by Management Board of Cabinet and available on a website of the Government of Ontario, as amended from time to time.
2. Paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 to the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:
3. If the inquest is held outside the locality in which the juror resides, a travel allowance determined in accordance with section 5.1 for each kilometre of necessary travel by private automobile between the juror’s place of residence and the place where the inquest is held.
3. Paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 to the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:
2. If the inquest is held outside the locality in which the witness resides, a travel allowance determined in accordance with section 5.1 for each kilometre of necessary travel by private automobile between the witness’s place of residence and the place where the inquest is held.
4. (1) Paragraph 3 of Schedule 3 to the Regulation is amended by striking out “Chief Coroner” and substituting “Chief Forensic Pathologist”.
(2) Paragraph 4 of Schedule 3 to the Regulation is amended by striking out “but not exceeding $50” at the end.
(3) Paragraph 5 of Schedule 3 to the Regulation is revoked.
(4) Paragraph 6 of Schedule 3 to the Regulation is amended by striking out “$400” at the end and substituting “$700”.
(5) Paragraph 7 of Schedule 3 to the Regulation is amended by striking out “Chief Coroner” and substituting “Chief Forensic Pathologist”.
(6) Paragraph 8 of Schedule 3 to the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:
8. If travel is necessary by a legally qualified medical practitioner, in connection with an examination or analysis, to travel by private automobile to the scene of the death or the location where the body was found, a travel allowance determined in accordance with section 5.1 for each kilometre of that travel.
5. (1) Subparagraph 6 ii of Schedule 4 to the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:
ii. an allowance for necessary travel of each of the additional attendants over the distance to and from the location or locations where they provide the service, determined, per additional vehicle required, in accordance with section 5.1.
(2) Paragraph 7 of Schedule 4 to the Regulation is revoked.
(3) Subparagraph 8 iv of Schedule 4 to the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:
iv. If providing the service necessarily occurs either between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. or on a day listed in paragraph 8.1, the fee set out opposite the date in Column 5 of Table 2 for each time the service is provided either between those hours or on a day listed in paragraph 8.1 or both.
(4) Schedule 4 to the Regulation is amended by adding the following paragraph:
8.1 For the purposes of subparagraph 8 iv, the following days are listed:
1. New Year’s Day.
2. Family Day.
3. Good Friday.
4. Victoria Day.
5. Canada Day.
6. Civic Holiday.
7. Labour Day.
8. Thanksgiving Day.
9. Christmas Day.
10. Boxing Day.
Commencement
6. This Regulation comes into force on the later of July 1, 2024 and the day this Regulation is filed.
Made by:
Pris par :
Le solliciteur général,
Michael Kerzner
Solicitor General
Date made: July 2, 2024
Pris le : 2 juillet 2024