D-11.1 - Act to facilitate the disclosure of wrongdoings relating to public bodies

Section 4 Disposition versions

2017-05-01

4. For the purposes of this Act, any act that constitutes or consists in, as the case may be,

(1)  a contravention of a Québec law, of a federal law applicable in Québec or of a regulation made under such a law,

(2)  a serious breach of the standards of ethics and professional conduct,

(3)  a misuse of funds or property belonging to a public body, including the funds or property it manages or holds for others,

(4)  gross mismanagement within a public body, including an abuse of authority,

(5)  any act or omission that seriously compromises or may seriously compromise a person’s health or safety or the environment, or

(6)  directing or counselling a person to commit a wrongdoing described in any of paragraphs 1 to 5,

is considered a wrongdoing.

2016, c. 34, s. 4.

Not in force

In force: 2017-05-01

4. For the purposes of this Act, any act that constitutes or consists in, as the case may be,

(1)  a contravention of a Québec law, of a federal law applicable in Québec or of a regulation made under such a law,

(2)  a serious breach of the standards of ethics and professional conduct,

(3)  a misuse of funds or property belonging to a public body, including the funds or property it manages or holds for others,

(4)  gross mismanagement within a public body, including an abuse of authority,

(5)  any act or omission that seriously compromises or may seriously compromise a person’s health or safety or the environment, or

(6)  directing or counselling a person to commit a wrongdoing described in any of paragraphs 1 to 5,

is considered a wrongdoing.

2016, c. 34, s. 4.