WEIGHT: 12.5%
FORMAT: 1000 words, McGill format
Individual Assignment Instructions:
Parking infractions under Part II of the Provincial Offences Act are no longer prosecuted in court, but are
treated as administrative monetary penalties heard by municipal screening and hearing officers. Why
did the Law Commission of Ontario in its Modernization of Provincial Offences Act Report (2011)
recommend that parking infractions no longer be prosecuted in court as provincial offences? How does
the process of administrative monetary penalties differ from prosecutions of parking infractions in
provincial offences court? Does the system of administrative monetary penalties for parking infractions
in the municipality you select for your assignment seem fair? Why or why not?
FORMAT: 1000 words, McGill format
Individual Assignment Instructions:
Parking infractions under Part II of the Provincial Offences Act are no longer prosecuted in court, but are
treated as administrative monetary penalties heard by municipal screening and hearing officers. Why
did the Law Commission of Ontario in its Modernization of Provincial Offences Act Report (2011)
recommend that parking infractions no longer be prosecuted in court as provincial offences? How does
the process of administrative monetary penalties differ from prosecutions of parking infractions in
provincial offences court? Does the system of administrative monetary penalties for parking infractions
in the municipality you select for your assignment seem fair? Why or why not?