CRMN 2010U Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Ontario Ombudsman, Mens Rea, Primary And Secondary Legislation
18 Apr 2018
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Joe thinks that possession of opium is not an offence under canadian law. S. 19 of the criminal code: ignorance of the law by a person who commits an offence is not an excuse for committing that offence . People are presumed to know the law. Is it realistic to expect everyone to know all the laws and regulations that exist in. Exceptions to the rule ignorance of law is no defence". Impossibility of knowing the law if it was not reported anywhere. Usually will apply in case of subordinate legislation (regulations, instructions, etc. ) Section 5(3) of the regulations act (ontario): a regulation that is not published is not effective against a person who has not had actual notice of it. Dave vasey had never heard of the public works protection act before june 24: in fact, it may have been the best-kept secret in ontario"s legislative history, although it wasn"t a secret at all.
