Bill No. 119 of 1954 A BILL TO PROVIDE COMPENSATION FOR MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY IN THE EVENT OF TOTAL DISABILITY OR DEATH NOTE This Bill enacts a new Act to be known as tiThe M.L.A. Compensation Act". . . The effect of this Bill is to provide a plan of compensation in the event of the accidental death or accidental permanent total disability of members of the Legislative Assembly while performing their duties as members. The members are brought under The Workmen's Com­ pensation Act, 1948, and compensation would be payable thereunder as though the members were workmen within the meaning of that Act.

This Bill comes into force upon assent and is retroactive to October 1st, 1953. J. We RYAN, Acting Legislative Counsel. (This note does not form any part of the Bill but is offered in explanation of its provisions.)

Short title Interpre~ tation "Board" "compen­ sation" "duty as a member of the Legislative Assembly" BILL No. 119 of 1954

An Act to Provide Compensation for Members of the Legislative Assembly in the Event of . Total Disability ; 'or Death ( Assented to , 1954) HER MAJESTY~ by and with the advice and 'consent of . the . Legislative Assembly of. the I>r().vin~e of AH~:erta, enacts as follows: 1. This Act may be cited as "The M.L.A. Compensation Act". 2. In this Act, (a) "Board" means the Workmen's' Compensation Board. established under The Workmen's Cornpen­ 'sation Act, 1948; (b) "compensation" means (

i) in the case of a member of the Legislative Assembly, the maximum payments pay~ble under

section 34' and subsection (3) of sec­ tion 39 of The Workmen's Compensation. Act, 1948, to a workman suffering permanent total disability, and (ii) in the, case of a dependant of a. member of the Legislative Assembly, compensation ~q1:l~yalellt to and payable in the same manner and upon the same, basis as the compensation payable under The Workmen's Compensation Act, 1948, to a similar dependant of a workman tinder that Act; - (c) "duty as a member of the Legislative Assembly" includes (

i) travelling to and from sessions of the Legis­ lative Assembly, (ii) travelling to and from any Committee of the Legislative Assembly, (iii) travelling within or without the Province on the business of the Legislative Assembly, any Committee thereof or on the business of the Government of Alberta, and (iv) in-the case of a menlber of the Executive Coun­ cil all his duties as a member of the Executive Council;

(d) (e) 2 "member of the Legislative Assembly" includes a "member member of the Executive Council· ~feii~rative "perman t ttl d· ' Assembly" . en 0 a -Isability" means personal in- "permanent Jur:y to the extent that the member of the Legis- total latIve Assembly wo?ld, if he were a workman disability" under The Workmen's Compensation Act, 1948 be found to be permanently totally disabled. ' 3. Where an accident arising out of and in the course Payments of ~he performance of any duty of a member of the Legis- latIve Assembly results in the permanent total disability of or dea~h to the mem~er of the Legislative Assembly, compensatIon shall be paId therefor by the Board (

a) to ?r 0!l behalf of ~he disabled member of the LegIsla~Ive. ~ssembly In the case of his permanent total dIsabIlIty, or (

b) to or on behalf of the dependants of the member in the case of his death. 4. Compensation shall be paid in the case of permanent Commence­ total disability to a member of the Legislative Assembly ~~~~e~ts from the date of such disablement and in the case of the death of a men1ber to or on behalf of his dependants from the date of his death_ . 5. The Board shall administer this Act and pay com- Adminis- pensation to the persons entitled thereunder. ~cttion of 6.

The Provincial Treasurer shall pay to the Accident i~aYf1c~tls nt Fund established pursuant to 'The W O1'kmen's Compensation Fund e Act, 1948, such sums as are required by the Board in the administration of this Act and for the payment of com­ pensation under this Act. 7. Claims for con1pensation under this Act shall be made Claims for to the Board and determined by the Board under this Act ~~r?g~n­ and The Workmen's Compensation Act, 1948. 8.

(1) The Workmen's Co'mpensation Act, 1948, with ~\p~~~atiol1 whatever changes are necessary applies to members of the Workmen's L . I· A bl d th' d d ts ·f h Compen-egIs atIve ssem y an . elr epen an as I SUC sation Act, members and their dependants were workmen or dependants 1948 of workmen, r€spectively, under that Act.

(2) For the purposes of this Act the term "employer" in The Workmen's Cornpensation Act, 1948, shall be deemed to refer to the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly. 9. No compensation shan be paid under this l\ct to or in ~~:11~~~~~~_ respect of a person while pension payments for: hIS prevIOUS sation service on the Executive Council are being paid under The Public Service Pension Act to or in respect of that person. 10. This Act comes into force on the day upon which it is l~r~~ng into assented to and upon so coming into force shall be de.emed to have· been in force at all times on and after the fIrst day of October, 1953.

No. 119 SECOND SESSION 1WELFTH LEGISLATURE 3 gLIZABETH II 1954 BILL

An Act to provide Compensation for Members of the Legislative Assembly in the Event of .Total Disability or Death Received and read the First time .......... . Second time .................... . Third time ..... HON. MR. MAYNARD. Title: 1954 (12th, 2nd) Bill 119,

An Act to Provide Compensation for Members of the Legislative Assembly in the Event of Total Disability or Death