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as enacted by SM 1987-88, c. 9 on July 17, 1987.
 

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R.S.M. 1987, c. L114

The Legislative Assembly Management Commission Act

Table of contents

HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, enacts as follows:

Definitions.

1

In this Act

"assembly offices" means

(a) the office of the Speaker,

(b) the office of the Clerk,

(c) the offices required for the administration of the Assembly, The Legislative Assembly Act and this Act,

(d) the office of the leader of the Official Opposition,

(e) the offices of the leaders of other opposition parties,

(f) the offices of the caucus of the government party, the official opposition and other opposition parties, and

(g) the offices of the members who are not members of the Executive Council; ("bureaux de l'Assemblée")

"Clerk" means the Clerk of the Assembly; ("greffier")

"commission" means the Legislative Assembly Management Commission; ("Commission")

"commissioner" means the Speaker or a commissioner appointed to the commission; ("commissaire")

"member" means a member of the Legislative Assembly; ("député")

"official opposition" means the opposition party represented in the Assembly by more members than any other opposition party; ("opposition officielle")

"other opposition party" means an opposition party other than the official opposition and represented in the Assembly by four or more members; ("autre parti d'opposition")

"presiding commissioner" means the commissioner elected under subsection 4(2) to preside at meetings of the commission in the . absence of the Speaker or when there is no Speaker; ("commissaire présidant")

"Speaker" means the Speaker of the Assembly and includes, in the absence of the Speaker or when there is no Speaker, the presiding commissioner. ("orateur")

Continuation of commission.

2

The Legislative Assembly Management Commission is continued.

Composition of commission.

3(1)

The commission shall be composed of

(a) the Speaker;

(b) four members of the Assembly, and if there are one or more other opposition parties, five members of the Assembly appointed by the government caucus;

(c) three members of the Assembly appointed by the caucus of the official opposition; and

(d) if there are one or more other opposition parties, one member of the Assembly appointed by the caucus of the largest other opposition party.

Commissioners ceasing to be member.

3(2)

A commissioner who, for any reason, ceases to be a member, ceases ipso facto to be a commissioner.

Speaker presiding officer.

4(1)

The Speaker is the presiding commissioner of the commission.

Other presiding commissioner.

4(2)

Upon the Clerk calling a meeting of the commission pursuant to subsection (4), or when there is no person elected by the commission to preside at its meetings in the absence of the Speaker or when there is no Speaker, or in the absence of such a person, the commission shall, as soon as practicable, elect from among the commissioners a commissioner to preside at meetings of the commission in the absence of the Speaker or when there is no Speaker.

Clerk as secretary.

4(3)

The Clerk is the secretary of the commission.

Calling meetings of the commission.

4(4)

The commission shall meet at the call of the Speaker, or, in the absence of the Speaker or when there is no Speaker, at the call of the presiding commissioner, or, in the absence of both the Speaker and the presiding commissioner or when there is neither a Speaker nor a presiding commissioner, and for the purpose only of electing a presiding commissioner and for the general organization of the commission, at the call of the Clerk.

Quorum.

5(1)

A quorum of the commission consists of

(a) the Speaker or the presiding commissioner;

(b) one commissioner appointed by the government caucus; and

(c) one commissioner appointed by the caucus of an opposition party;

provided that where the commission meets at the call of the Clerk pursuant to subsection 4(4), clause (a) shall not apply.

Allowances for commissioners.

5(2)

Commissioners shall be allowed and paid, from and out of the Consolidated Fund, an indemnity and expenses for attending meetings of the commission on the same basis and the same amounts as members attending meetings of a standing or special committee of the Assembly and the allowances payable under this section shall be paid without any further or other appropriation by the Legislature.

Duties and responsibility of commission.

6

The commission

(a) is responsible for carrying out those Rules of the Assembly and those provisions of The Legislative Assembly Act which relate to the financial management of the Assembly;

(b) shall review the estimates of expenditure and the establishment of positions for staff required for the proper conduct of the business operation of the Assembly and for the Assembly offices and for the Provincial Auditor, the Chief Electoral Officer and the Ombudsman and their respective offices;

(c) is responsible, in cooperation with the government, for the provision of facilities and services required by the members of the Assembly, by the caucuses of the various parties to the Assembly and by the leaders of the parties in opposition;

(d) is responsible for formulating administrative policies in respect of the Clerk and the offices required for the administration of the Assembly, The Legislative Assembly Act and this Act:

(e) is responsible subject to the administrative authority of the department of the executive government of the province charged with the responsibility for such security, for maintaining a proper system of security for the Chamber and the Assembly offices; and

(f) may advise upon and give directions respecting the efficient and effective operations and management of the Assembly.

Reports of commission.

7

The commission shall make such reports to the Assembly as it deems necessary in respect of matters relating to its duties and functions and in any event not less than once in every year.

Staff of Assembly offices.

8(1)

The commission shall determine the method of appointment of staff for the Assembly and for the Assembly offices and may use the facilities of the Civil Service Commission in the employment of staff for the Assembly offices.

Salary and wages of staff.

8(2)

Such employees as may be required for the purposes of the Assembly, the Assembly offices, and conducting the business of the commission, may, unless otherwise provided in another Act, be appointed by the commission and every person so appointed shall

(a) discharge and perform such duties as the Assembly and the commission determine; and

(b) be paid a salary or other remuneration as determined by the commission in conformity with the pay scales and classifications established under The Civil Service Act.

Seconded staff.

8(3)

Wherever possible and practicable, the commission shall, in lieu of appointing employees under subsection (2), arrange with various departments of the executive government to assign members of the civil service within the departments to discharge and perform duties and functions required for the purposes of the Assembly, the Assembly offices and conducting the business of the commission.

Staff under Civil Service Superannuation Act.

8(4)

The Civil Service Superannuation Act applies to the staff for the Assembly and the staff of the Assembly offices and they shall, as far as possible and practical, have all the rights, privileges and benefits of members of the Civil Service of the province, however they are not civil servants within the meaning of The Civil Service Act and that Act does not apply to them.

Conflict with other Acts.

8(5)

Notwithstanding subsection (4) insofar as is practical and possible, the commission shall comply with the provisions of The Civil Service Act.

Estimates of expenditure.

9(1)

Upon the commission completing its review of the estimates of expenditure for the Assembly, the Assembly offices, the Provincial Auditor, the Chief Electoral Officer and the Ombudsman and their respective offices, for any fiscal year, the Speaker shall send a copy of the estimates to the Minister of Finance who shall review and, where appropiate and in consultation with the commission, prepare final estimates of expenditure for those purposes and include them in the Main Estimates of Expenditure of the government for that fiscal year.

Consideration of estimates in committee.

9(2)

When the Estimates of Expenditure for the Assembly and the Assembly offices are considered by a committee of the House, a commissioner designated by the Speaker, shall be present to speak to, explain and support the estimates.

Audit.

9(3)

Subject to section 19 of The Provincial Auditors Act, the accounts of the commission and of the Assembly offices shall, at least once in each year be audited by the Provincial Auditor.

Members services, etc.

10(1)

Whenever it is practical, the services and supplies required for the Assembly and the Assembly offices, and for the members for the purposes of permitting them to perform their duties and functions as members, shall be provided through the departments and branches of the executive government which provide similar services and supplies to the various departments of the executive government.

Speaker's authority to purchase, etc.

10(2)

Subject to subsection (1) and to the supervision of the commission and the Treasury Board and within the limits of moneys appropriated by the Legislature for the purpose or otherwise lawfully available for the purpose the Speaker, for and on behalf of the commission may enter into agreements and purchase services, goods and materials which he considers necessary or advisable for the purposes of carrying out the duties and functions of the commission subject to any limitations or restrictions imposed by the commission.

Position of Commission in using government services.

10(3)

Where, under an Act of the Legislature or regulations made thereunder, ministers of the Crown or departments of the government may use services provided by the government for the purposes of government programs administered under the ministers or through the departments, the Commission may use those services for the purposes of administering the business and activities of the Assembly and for the purposes of that Act or those regulations, the Commission shall be deemed to be a department of the government and to have all the powers and authority of a minister of the Crown.

Delegation by commission.

11(1)

The commission may delegate any of its duties, powers or authority under section 8, 9 or 10 to the Speaker.

Delegation by Speaker.

11(2)

With the approval of the commission, the Speaker may delegate any of his duties, powers or authority in the administration of the affairs of the commission or under this Act, other than the duties, powers and authority to sit and vote as a member of the commission and his duties, powers and authority under section 12, to the Clerk or other officials of the Assembly or employees of the government.

Inquiry by Speaker on complaint.

12(1)

Where a complaint or a representation is made to the Speaker of the misconduct or unfitness of any officer, employee, messenger or other person attendant on the Assembly or any member of the staff of the Assembly offices, the Speaker may cause an inquiry to be made into the conduct or fitness of the person.

Speaker may suspend in certain cases.

12(2)

If, upon making an inquiry under subsection (1), the Speaker is satisfied that the person in respect of whom the inquiry was made has been guilty of misconduct or is unfit to hold his position, he may, if the person has been appointed by the commission, suspend him and report the suspension to the commission, and upon the report the commission may quash the suspension, continue the suspension for the period fixed by the Speaker or for a longer or shorter period fixed by the commission or dismiss the person.

Restrictions on suspensions, etc.

12(3)

Subsection (2) does not apply to an officer or employee the suspension or dismissal of whom is governed by The Civil Service Act or any other Act of the Legislature.

Rules and regulations.

13

For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act according to their intent, the commission may make rules or regulations ancillary to this Act and not inconsistent therewith or with The Legislative Assembly Act or with the Rules of the Assembly; and any rule or regulation made under this Act is not a regulation within the meaning of The Regulations Act and that Act does not apply to them.

Rules, etc. of Board of Internal Economy.

14(1)

All rules and regulations made by the former Board of Internal Economy commissioners that are in force on the coming into force of this Act continue in force as though they had been made by the Commission until they are rescinded or varied by the Commission.

Agreements, orders, etc.

14(2)

All orders, requisitions, agreements, vouchers and decisions issued or made by the former Board of Internal Economy commissioners shall be deemed to have been made by the Commission.