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The Government Services Committee: may be asked to review any matter the House wishes to refer to it, typically of the departments and agencies that are included in the general government sector as laid out in the Estimates. This Committee also reviews the annual Estimates of these departments and agencies.

Forty-Nineth General Assembly 2019-2021

Constituted November 20, 2019.
Reconstituted September 30, 2020.

Membership at the end of the General Assembly:

• Carol Anne Haley – Burin – Grand Bank (Chair)
• Loyola O'Driscoll – Ferryland (vice-Chair)
• Pam Parsons – Harbour Grace – Port de Grave
• Perry Trimper – Lake Melville
• Sherry Gambin-Walsh – Placentia – St. Mary's
• Christopher Mitchelmore – St. Barbe – L'Anse Aux Meadows
• Alison Coffin – St. John's East – Quidi Vidi
• Lloyd Parrott – Terra Nova

Previous Members during the current General Assembly

• Barry Petten – Conception Bay South (former vice-Chair)
• Elvis Loveless – Fortune Bay - Cape La Hune
• Pam Parsons – Harbour Grace - Port de Grave
• Derek Bennett – Lewisporte – Twillingate (former Chair)
• Sarah Stoodley – Mount Scio

Proceedings

The following list provides links to the transcripts and audio of the Government Services Committee proceedings.

Reviewing Legislation

Draft Bill, Real Estate Trading Act, 2019

Final Report:

Review of Draft Bill Real Estate Trading Act, 2019 – November 4 2019

Documents and Submissions:

Letter from Government House Leader – Referring Draft Bill to for Review

Draft Bill, Real Estate Trading Act, 2019

News Release: to Hold Public Hearings and Invites Submissions from the Public

Presentation from Service NL on Real Estate Trading Act, 2019 - September 17 2019

Submission from Service NL (Real Estate Trading Act Review – What We Heard)

NL Association of Realtors Open House Consultations - Volume I - What We Heard

NL Association of Realtors Open House Consultations - Volume II - Recommendations

Review of the Draft Bill, Real Estate Trading Act, 2019

September 17, 2019, 9:30 a.m. September 30, 2019, 10:30 a.m.

Audio Recording / Audio Recording (continued) Audio Recording

Reviewing 2020-21 Estimates:

Finance Public Service Commission Consolidated Fund Services	October 2, 2020, 9:00 a.m.	Audio Recording
Transportation and Infrastructure Public Procurement Agency	October 5, 2020, 9:00 a.m.	Audio Recording
Digital Government & Service NL	October 20, 2020, 6:00 p.m.	Audio Recording

Reviewing 2019-20 Estimates:

Transportation and Works	June 12, 2019, 5:30 p.m.	Audio Recording
Executive Council (all activities)	June 17, 2019, 9:00 a.m. June 19, 2019, 12:00 p.m. (continued)	Audio Recording Audio Recording (continued)
Service NL Public Procurement Agency	June 17, 2019, 6:00 p.m.	Audio Recording
Finance Consolidated Fund Services Public Service Commission	June 18, 2019, 9:00 a.m.	Audio Recording

Reports

Committee Reports

Consideration of the Estimates 2020 (Concurrence)
Tabled: October 21, 2020
Debate:October 27, 2020

Report of the Respecting the Draft Bill Entitled An Act Respecting The Regulation of Real Estate Trading in the Province
Tabled: November 4, 2019

Consideration of the Estimates 2019 (Concurrence)
Tabled: June 19, 2019
Debate: June 20, 2019

Media Relations

Government Services Committee Tables Report on Review of Draft Bill (November 4, 2019)

Government Services Committee to Hold Public Hearings (September 25, 2019)

Government Services Committee to Hold Public Hearings and Invites Submissions from the Public (September 4, 2019)