Bill 211 (Legislature 24, Session 3)

L24 S3 932

Alberta — Bills

1999 BILL 211 Third Session, 24th Legislature, 48 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLA TIVE A SSEMBLY OF A LBERTA BILL 211 WORKERS’ COMPENSATION (COMPETITIVE MARKETPLACE REVIEW COMMITTEE) AMENDMENT ACT, 1999 MR. PHA M First Reading Second Reading Committee of the Whole Third Reading Royal A ssent

B ill 211 M r. P ham BILL 211 1999 WORKERS’ COMPENSATION (COMPETITIVE MARKETPLACE REVIEW COMMITTEE) AMENDMENT ACT, 1999 (A ssented to , 1999) HER MA JESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative A ssembly of A lberta, enacts as follows: A m ends S A 1981 cW -16 1 The W orkers’ C om pensation A ct is amended by this Act. 2

Section 1(1) is amended by adding the following after clause (w): (w.1) “Select Special Committee” means the Select Special Committee established under

section 1.1; 3 The following is added after

section 1: S elect S pecial C om m ittee 1.1(1) In the first session of the Legislative A ssembly following the coming into force of this A ct, the Government shall introduce a resolution in the A ssembly which, if passed, would establish a select special committee of the A ssembly called the “Select Special Committee on the Workers’ Compensation Competitive Marketplace Review” consisting of 6 members of the A ssembly.

(2) The membership of the Select Special Committee shall include 2 members of the A ssembly who are not members of the governing party, but if there is (

a) an insufficient number of non-government members to fill the 2 positions on the Select 1

Explanatory Notes 1 A mends

chapter W-16 of the Statutes of A lberta, 1981. 2 Insertion of definition of "Select Special Committee". 3 Select Special Committee on the Workers’ Compensation Competitive Marketplace Review. 1 Explanatory Notes

Special Committee, or (

b) an insufficient number of non-government members who are willing to fill the 2 positions on the Select Special Committee, the resulting vacant positions on the Select Special Committee may be filled by members of the A ssembly who are members of the governing party.

(3) The functions of the Select Special Committee are (

a) to examine the introduction of a competitive workers’ compensation system by (

i) engaging in public consultation, and (ii) reviewing workers ’ compensation systems in other jurisdictions; (

b) to make recommendations to the A ssembly with respect to the implementation of a competitive workers’ compensation system in A lberta.

(4) The Select Special Committee shall prepare a report to the A ssembly regarding the matters outlined in subsection (3) no later than 1 year after the Select Special Committee is established under subsection (1).

(5) The chairman of the Select Special Committee shall lay a copy of the report prepared by the Select Special Committee under subsection (4) before the A ssembly if it is then sitting or, if it is not then sitting, within 15 days after the commencement of the next sitting. 2

2 Explanatory Notes Title: 1999 (24th, 3rd) Bill 211, Workers' Compensation (Competitive Marketplace Review Committee) Amendment Act, 1999

Document details

Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L24 S3 932
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L24 S3 932
Language	en
Format	json
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	234b588ba9a1a05fa6ea67fd5728c5dfcba4ba48

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