Bill C-417: An Act to amend the Criminal Code (disclosure of information by jurors)

Bill C-417 If you have any questions or comments regarding the accessibility of this publication, please contact us at [email protected]. First Reading Second Reading Third Reading LEGISinfo Bilingual view XML PDF Skip to Document Navigation Skip to Document Content Criminal Code Coming into Force First Session, Forty-second Parliament, 64-65-66-67-68 Elizabeth II, 2015-2016-2017-2018-2019 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA BILL C-417 An Act to amend the Criminal Code (disclosure of information by jurors) AS PASSED BY THE HOUSE OF COMMONS April 12, 2019 421541 SUMMARY This enactment amends the Criminal Code to provide that the prohibition against the disclosure of information relating to jury proceedings does not, in certain circumstances, apply in respect of disclosure by jurors to health care professionals. Available on the House of Commons website at the following address: www.ourcommons.ca 1st Session, 42nd Parliament, 64-65-66-67-68 Elizabeth II, 2015-2016-2017-2018-2019 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA BILL C-417 An Act to amend the Criminal Code (disclosure of information by jurors) Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows: R.‍S.‍, c. C-46 Criminal Code 1 Section 649 of the Criminal Code is replaced by the following: Disclosure of jury proceedings 649 (1) Every member of a jury, and every person providing technical, personal, interpretative or other support services to a juror with a physical disability, who discloses any information relating to the proceedings of the jury when it was absent from the courtroom that was not subsequently disclosed in open court is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction. Exceptions (2) Subsection (1) does not apply in respect of the disclosure of information for the purposes of (a) an investigation of an alleged offence under subsection 139(2) in relation to a juror; (b) giving evidence in criminal proceedings in relation to such an offence; or (c) any medical or psychiatric treatment or any ther­apy or counselling that a person referred to in subsection (1) receives from a health care professional after the completion of the trial in relation to health issues arising out of or related to the person’s service at the trial as a jur­or or as a person who provided support services to a juror. Health care professional (3) For the purpose of paragraph (2)‍(c), the health care professional that provides medical or psychiatric treatment or therapy or counselling must be entitled to do so under the laws of a province. Coming into Force Ninety days after royal assent 2 This Act comes into force on the 90th day after the day on which it receives royal assent. Published under authority of the Speaker of the House of Commons Publication Explorer Publication Explorer ParlVU