Bill C-61 · 41th Parliament · Stephen Harper
Offshore Health and Safety Act
An Act to amend the Canada-Newfoundland Atlantic Accord Implementation Act, the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act and other Acts and to provide for certain other measures
Government bill. Died when Parliament ended.
- IntroducedMay 2, 2013
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- Stephen HarperPrime Minister
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On 2 May 2013, the Minister of Natural Resources introduced Bill C-61, An Act to amend the Canada-Newfoundland Atlantic Accord Implementation Act, the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act and other Acts and to provide for certain other measures (Offshore Health and Safety Act), in the House of Commons and it was given first reading. This enactment amends the Canada-Newfoundland Atlantic Accord Implementation Act and the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act (the “Accord Acts”) in order to increase the level of safety and transparency of offshore petroleum activities. The main purpose of the amendments is to establish a new occupational health and safety regime in the offshore areas. In addition, it amends the Accord Acts to, most notably, • ensure that occupational health and safety officers, special officers, conservation officers and operational safety officers have the same powers for the administration and enforcement of the Accord Acts; • clarify that the new occupational health and safety regime applies to the transportation of persons who are in transit to, from or between workplaces in the offshore are…
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