Members compensation review committee appointed

Published on July 17, 2009; Published on June 30, 2010
Staff ~ The Telegram

Topics :: Compensation Review Committee , House of Assembly Accountability , Integrity and Administration

Roger Fitzgerald, Speaker of the House of Assembly, announced today that the Members' Compensation Review Committee was appointed by resolution of the House of Assembly on May 28 with an effective date of July 6.
The Committee is chaired by Joe O'Neill. The other committee members are Brian Barry and Cathy Bennett.
The appointment of the committee is in accordance with subsection 16(1) of the House of Assembly Accountability, Integrity and Administration Act, the legislation which resulted from the Green report on Rebuilding Confidence - Report of the Review Commission on Constituency Allowance and Related Matters.
The legislation requires that such a committee be appointed once during each General Assembly.
The committee's mandate is to inquire into and prepare a report respecting the salaries, allowances, severance payments and pensions to be paid to Members of the House of Assembly.
The report must be delivered to the Speaker of the House of Assembly no later than Oct. 31.

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