Bill 228 (Legislature 24, Session 2)

L24 S2 1031

Alberta — Bills

1998 BILL 228 Second Session, 24th Legislature, 47 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 228 WORKERS’ COMPENSATION (COMPETITIVE MARKETPLACE REVIEW COMMITTEE) AMENDMENT ACT, 1998 MR. PHAM First Reading Second Reading Committee of the Whole Third Reading Royal Assent

B ill 228 M r. P ham BILL 228 1998 WORKERS’ COMPENSATION (COMPETITIVE MARKETPLACE REVIEW COMMITTEE) AMENDMENT ACT, 1998 (A ssented to , 1998) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, 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 Assembly following the coming into force of this Act, the Government shall introduce a resolution in the Assembly establishing a select special committee of the Legislative Assembly called the "Select Special Committee on the Workers’ Compensation Competitive Marketplace Review” consisting of 6 members of the Legislative Assembly.

(2) The membership of the Select Special Committee shall include 2 members of the Legislative Assembly 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 Amends

chapter W-16 of the Statutes of Alberta, 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 Legislative Assembly 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 Legislature with respect to the implementation of a competitive workers’ compensation system in Alberta.

(4) The Select Special Committee shall prepare a report to the Legislature 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 Legislative Assembly 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: 1998 (24th, 2nd) Bill 228, Workers' Compensation (Competitive Marketplace Review Committee) Amendment Act, 1998

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L24 S2 1031
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Language	en
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