Thank you, Mr. Chairman. This is a very long clause, so long the Minister couldn't read it into the record. On the one that he read, Mr. Chairman, I do have a specific question. Subsection 40.22(1) where it speaks about the functions of the equal pay commissioner, one of the things that this equal pay commissioner will be allowed to do and, in fact, has to do because it says "the equal pay commissioner shall..." and subsection (b) says promote awareness and understanding of the right to equal pay for work of equal value. That is of interest to me because as you are well aware, there have been some discussions about different statutory officers. There are questions raised sometimes about the limit of this kind of duty and how we articulate the intention of the Assembly when we pass legislation like that because we may mean what we think we mean, but when it gets translated into real life, the holders of these various offices have a different understanding of what that is. I would like to ask the Minister for information about what the knowledge is across the country about the kind of work in terms of promoting awareness and understanding by the comparable equal pay commissioners in other jurisdictions. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Sandy Lee on Bill 13: An Act To Amend The Public Service Act
In the Legislative Assembly on June 12th, 2003. See this statement in context.
Bill 13: An Act To Amend The Public Service Act
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
June 12th, 2003
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