Members' Gifts and Benefits Regulation (Alta. Reg. 153/2023)

Alta. Reg. 153/2023

Alberta — Regulations

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(no amdt) ALBERTA REGULATION 153/2023 Conflicts of Interest Act MEMBERS’ GIFTS AND BENEFITS REGULATION Fees, non-monetary gifts and non-monetary benefits 1 For the purposes of

section 7(3)(

a) of the Act, the prescribed amount is $500. Events, conferences and meetings 2(1) For the purposes of

section 7(3)(

b) of the Act, a Member or the Member’s spouse or adult interdependent partner or minor child may accept a ticket or invitation to an event if the value of the ticket or invitation is (a) $250 or less, (

b) greater than $250 but equal to or less than $1000, if the Member records the information in accordance with subsection (5), or (

c) greater than $1000, if the Member (

i) records the information in accordance with subsection (5), and (ii) reports the information re ferred to in subsection (5) to the Ethics Commissioner in the form and manner determined by the Ethics Commissioner within 60 days after the ticket or invitation is accepted.

(2) For the purposes of

section 7(3)(

c) of the Act, a Member may accept a waiver of the attendance fee and the payment or reimbursement of reasonable travel expenses if the value of the waiver, payment or reimbursement is (a) $250 or less, (

b) greater than $250 but equal to or less than $1000, if the Member records the information in accordance with subsection (5), or (

c) greater than $1000, if the Member

Section 2 AR 153/2023 MEMBERS’ GIFTS AND BENEFITS REGULATION 2 (

i) records the information in accordance with subsection (5), and (ii) reports the information referred to in subsection (5) to the Ethics Commissioner in the form and manner determined by the Ethics Commissioner within 60 days after the waiver, payment or reimbursement is accepted.

(3) For the purposes of determining the value referred to in subsections (1) and (2), the total value of all tickets, invitations, waivers, payments or reimbursements (

a) accepted from the same s ource must be aggregated in respect of each event, conference or meeting, and (

b) must be considered separa tely for the Member and each individual on whose behalf the tickets, invitations, waivers, payments or reimbursements are accepted. (4) Subsection (3)(

b) does not apply for the purposes of

section 12(

e) of the Act.

(5) For the purposes of subsections (1)(

b) and (

c) and (2)(

b) and (c), a Member must record the following information in respect of the Member and, where applicable, the Member’s spouse or adult interdependent partner or minor child: (

a) a description and the date of the event, conference or meeting; (

b) the date the ticket, invitation, waiver, payment or reimbursement is accepted; (

c) the name of the person who provides the ticket, invitation, waiver, payment or reimbursement; (

d) the circumstances in whic h and reason why the ticket, invitation, waiver, payment or reimbursement is given and accepted; (

e) the value, if known, or a reasonable estimate of the value , if the value is not known, of the ticket, invitation, waiver, payment or reimbursement; (

f) any other information required by the Ethics Commissioner.

Section 3 AR 153/2023 MEMBERS’ GIFTS AND BENEFITS REGULATION 3 Disclosure relating to fees, gifts and other benefits 3 For the purposes of

section 12(

e) of the Act, the prescribed amount is $250. Coming into force 4 This Regulation comes into force on the coming into force of

section 1(7) of the Justice Statutes Amendment Act, 2023.

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Document details

Collection	Alberta — Regulations
Citation	Alta. Reg. 153/2023
Type	regulation
Volume / chapter	2023 153
Language	en
Format	pdf
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	08b7f4322ea8d06906053cd897a9e690d39e7c91

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