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Fourth Session, 44th General Assembly 51 Elizabeth II, 2002 |
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AN ACT TO AMEND THE FISHING INDUSTRY COLLECTIVE BARGAINING ACT |
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Received and Read the First Time |
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Second Reading |
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Committee |
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Third Reading |
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Royal Assent |
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HONOURABLE ANNA THISTLE Minister of Labour |
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Ordered to be printed by the Honourable House of Assembly |
EXPLANATORY NOTES Clause 1 of the Bill would amend the Fishing Industry Collective Bargaining Act to apply section 90 of the Labour Relations Act to an arbitration decision awarded under the Act or a collective agreement under the Act. Clause 2 of this Bill would amend a definition at paragraph 35.1(b) of the Act. Clause 3 of the Bill would extend the opting-out period under the Act by one year. Clause 4 of the Bill is consequential to the amendment contained in clause 3.
A BILL AN ACT TO AMEND THE FISHING INDUSTRY COLLECTIVE BARGAINING ACT Analysis 1. S.32.1 Added 2. S.35.1 Amdt. 3. S.35.12 Amdt. 4. Letter previously submitted Be it enacted by the Lieutenant-Governor and House of Assembly in Legislative Session convened, as follows: RSNL1990 cF-18 1. The Fishing Industry Collective Bargaining Act is amended by adding immediately after section 32 the following: Labour Relations Act 32.1 (1) Section 90 of the Labour Relations Act shall, with the necessary changes, apply to an arbitration decision awarded under this Act or a collective agreement under this Act with (a) the words "a trade union" replaced by the word "an association"; (b) the word "employers" replaced by the word "processors"; and (c) the word "employees" replaced by the word "fishers". (2) Subsection (1) shall not apply to an arbitration decision made under section 35.7. 2. Paragraph 35.1(b) of the Act is amended by adding immediately before the phrase "a processors' organization" the words and comma "a processor,". 3. Section 35.12 of the Act is amended by deleting the date "September 1, 2002" and substituting the date "September 1, 2003". Letter previously submitted 4. A letter signalling the intention of a party to opt out, written and submitted to the minister under the authority of section 35.12 as it read before the coming into force of this Act shall, on the coming into force of this Act, be void and of no force and effect.
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