1971 Bill 71 ,.L. Fourth Session, 16th Legislature, 20 I ••••••• THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL

An Act to amend The Firefighters and Policemen Labour Relations Act THE MINISTER OF LABOUR First Reading .................. . Second Reading .. Third Reading .................. . Printed by L. S. Wall, Queen's Printer, Edmonton BILL 71 AN A'CT TO AMEN'O THE FI'I~EFIGHTERS AN:O POUEiMEN LABOOR RELAnO'NS ACT (Assented to , 1971) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. The Firefighters and Policemen Labour Relations Act is hereby amended.

Section 11, subsection (1) is amended by adding after the words "board of arbitration" the words "of three members". 3.

Section is amended (

a) by striking out subsection (1) and by substituting the following: 12.

(1) Where the matters in dispute are referred to a board of arbitration (

a) each party shall appoint one member, and (

b) the two members shall appoint the third mem­ ber who shall be the chairman. (

b) as to subsection (4) by striking out clause (

a) and by substituting the following: (

a) fails to appoint a member of the board of arbitration as required by subsection (1) with­ in seven days after receipt by the second party of the notice to refer the dispute to a board of arbitration, or (

c) as to subsection (5) by striking out the words "any of the members" and by substituting the words "either of the members". 4. This Act shall come into force on the day upon which it is assented to. Explanatory Notes I. This Bill amends

chapter of the Revsied Statutes of Alberta 1970.

Section 11 ( 1) presently reads: 11.

(1) If (

a) no. applicatiDn fDr the apPDintment of a cDnciliatiDn cDmmiss­ iDner is made to the Minister under

section 9, or (b) .the cDnciliation commissioner reports to. the Minister that he IS unable to. bring about any settlement of the dispute, either party to the dispute may by notice in writing to the other p~rty . require all matters in dispute to be referred to a board of ar­ bitratwn or the parties jointly may apply to the Minister fDr a re­ fe~r~lof all matters in dispute to a tribunal to be appointed by th" MInIster.

Section 12, 'Subsections (1), (4) and (5) presently read: 12.

(1) Where the matters in dispute are referred to. a board of arbitration (

a) the bDard shall consist of five members, with each party appointing two members, or (

b) if the parties so agree, the board shall consist Df three members, with each party appointing one member, and the -Dther member, who shall be chainnan, ;shall be appo.inted by the members appointed pursuant to clause (

a) or (b).

(4) Where either party, (

a) fails to appoint any member of the board of arbitration as required by -subsection (1) within seven days after receipt of the notice to refer the dispute to. a board of arbitratiDn, or (

b) having appointed a person who. is unable or unwilling to act, fails to appoint another member of the board of arb.i~ratio!1 within seven days after receiving no.tice of the inabIlIty or unwillingness of the member to act, the Minister, upon the writte·n request of the other party, may appoint a member in lieu thereof.

(5) Where the members of the boaJ:d 0{ arbitratiDn appointed hy the parties under subse-ction

(1) Dr by a party and the Ministe!, undpr subsectiDn (4) fail to. agree, within five days after the appomtI!lept Df the member last appointed, upon an additional m~mber, the MmIs­ ter upon notice in writing of the failure given to hIm by any .of the members of the board or by either of the parties, may appomt an additional member to. be chairman of the board. Title: 1971 (16th, 4th) Bill 71,

An Act to amend The Firefighters and Policemen Labour Relations Act