Clause 5.

Clause 6.

Page 4, clause 7. Ms. Lee.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I thought there would be people wanting to say more about this. Mr. Chairman, as I indicated in other bills that we considered earlier today, it is normal practice for us to agree on the clauses, but we do have a group of people sitting in the gallery and we are passing a law that is doing a good thing for the people. So I would like to ask the Minister if he could read clause 7 for the record? Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Thank you. Before we go on with your question on clause 7, I missed a clause before that, so I am going to go back and call out clause 6.1 on page 4.

We will now go to clause 7. Is the Minister prepared to read clause 7? Mr. Handley.

Mr. Chairman, I will take direction from the chair, but I really don't see what good purpose this reading the detail in each clause from hereon is going to serve. It's a very technical piece of legislation. I don't understand why we are doing this.

Mr. Handley, the Member has raised a question to read clause 7. It's up to you whether you want to read it or not. Mr. Minister.

Mr. Chairman, no, I really don't want to read it. I don't think it serves any purpose. Thank you.

Clause 7.

Ms. Lee.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. We are passing laws here that would affect the people of the Territories. It is a common practice that we don't normally read in all the clauses, but there is nothing to say that we cannot do that. It does not contravene any laws. I think people need to know why it is I am sitting here on their behalf and what it is I am considering in front of me and on what basis I am making those decisions because we are taking a vote on every clause. So if the Minister doesn't want to read it, the way I see it is this section talks... If that's okay with the chair, I would like to have it read into the record.

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Order. Ms. Lee, if you wish to read clause 7 in for the record, you may do so.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I don't mind sharing my job with the Minister.

7 (1) The Minister shall cause to be prepared, in respect of the collection of tolls in administration of the Deh Cho Bridge fund in a fiscal year, a report of

(a) the amount of the tolls collected and paid into the fund;

(b) the amount of the refunds paid out of the fund;

(c) the amount of the tolls collected in respect of each type, class orconfiguration of vehicle;

(d) the cost of administrating the toll collection program;

(e) the amount of payments made to the concessionaire or any other person from the fund; and

(f) such other information as the Minister considers advisable.

(2) The Minister shall lay the report before the Legislative Assembly no later than the first sitting of the Legislative Assembly following the expiry of six months after the end of the fiscal year that is the subject of the report.

I have a question to the Minister. Could the Minister advise how this government is going to determine what is the administrative framework to administer this section of the legislation? Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Thank you. Mr. Handley.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I am barely sure what the Member's question is, but if she's referring to the administration framework for the Deh Cho Bridge fund, this is a fund that is collected from heavy traffic using the bridge. That's traffic that is subject to the tolls. That money will be collected, it will be administered by the department, it will be accounted for and we will do a report on it. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Handley. Ms. Lee.

Has the department or the government... I guess I don't know exactly which department will be responsible for this, but what sort of employees and extra costs will the government require in order to meet the obligation required under this section?

Thank you, Ms. Lee. Mr. Handley.