An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Sex Offender Information Registration Act and the International Transfer of Offenders Act

An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Sex Offender Information Registration Act and the International Transfer of Offenders Act. Royal assent October 26, 2023 (S.C. 2023, c. 28). Responds to the October 2022 Supreme Court of Canada decision in R. v. Ndhlovu, which struck down the automatic, mandatory inclusion in the National Sex Offender Registry as a Charter violation. S-12 restores discretion to the sentencing judge to decide whether to require registration on the Registry, with statutory factors guiding the decision. Also strengthens the publication-ban provisions in section 486.4 (sexual-offence complainant identification) by adding a right of the complainant to apply to have a ban lifted or modified. Sponsored by David Lametti as Minister of Justice; passed unanimously in the Senate.

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