Bill 222 — Fkst Session, 22Nd Legislature, 38 Elizabedi Ii the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Bill 222 An Act To Amend the Individual'S Rights Protection Act (Legislature 22, Session 1)

L22 S1 2871

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1989 BILL 222 Fkst Session, 22nd Legislature, 38 Elizabedi II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 222

AN ACT TO AMEND THE INDIVIDUAL'S RIGHTS PROTECTION ACT MR. CHUMIR Fkst Reading .... Second Reading Committee of the Whole Thkd Reading Royal Assent

Bill 222 Mr. Chumir BILL 222 1989

AN ACT TO AMEND THE INDIVIDUAL'S RIGHTS PROTECTION ACT (Assented to , 1989) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of die Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as foUows: 1 The Individual's Rights Protection Act is amended by this Act. 2

Section 14 is amended by repealing subsection (1) and (2) and substituting the following: 14(1) There shall be a Commission to be known as the "Alberta Human Rights Commission" which shall consist of a Chairman appointed by the Lieutenant Govemor in CouncU upon the recommendation of die Legislative Assembly and the number of members appointed by the Lieutenant Govemor in CouncU. 3

Section 15 is repealed and the following is substituted: 15(1) The Commission is responsible to the Legislative Assembly for the administration of this Act.

(2) The Chakman of the Commission shall submit annually to die Select Standing Committee on Legislative Offices of the Legislative Assembly Office, in respect of each fiscal year, an estimate of the sum that wUl be requked to be provided by the Legislature to defray the several charges and expenses of the Commission in that fiscal year.

Explanatory Notes 1 This BUI wUl amend

chapter 1-2 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta, 1980. 2

Section 14(1) and (2) presendy read: 14(1) There shall be a commission to be known as the "Alberta Human Rights Commission" which shail consist of the number of members appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council. 14(2) The Lieutenant Governor in Council rruiy designate one of the members as chairman of the Commission. 3

Section 15 presentiy reads: 15 The Commission is responsible to the Minister for the administration of this act.

(3) The Select Standing Committee shall review each estimate submitted pursuant to subsection (2) and upon completion of the review, the Chakman of the Committee shall transmit the estimates to the Provincial Treasurer for presentation to the Assembly.

(4) The Lieutenant Govemor in Council may order a special warrant to for an expenditure of public money in respect of die Commission on the same basis and subject to the same terms and conditions as it provided for special warrants for the Office of the Ombudsman under

section 10.1 of the Ombudsman Act.

(5) The Chakman shall make a report to die Legislature on the exercise of the operations of the Commission under the Act which wUl be transmitted to the Speaker who shall present it to the Legislative Assembly if it is then sitting, and if it is not then sitting, within 3 days of the commencement of the next ensuing sitting.

Title: 1989 (22nd, 1st) Bill 222,

An Act to Amend the Individual's Rights Protection Act

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L22 S1 2871
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