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Vote: Representation of the People (Amendment) Act (2015)
Topic Started: 9th February 2015 - 02:08 AM (788 Views)
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Representation of the People (Amendment) Act (2015)

An Act to amend the Representation of the People Act (2014) to rename the Head of the Office of Accountability, ease the joining requirements, add procedures for the passing of legislation and remove the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Citizens’ Assembly.


Be it enacted by Her Excellency the Grand Chancellor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

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(1) This Act may be referred to as the Representation of the People (CA Amendment) Act (2014).

Amendments

(2) The following Section shall be added after Section (15):

"(16) The Citizens' Assembly shall be responsible for nominating and electing the Clerk of the Assembly, and any other position deemed necessary for the proper functioning of the Assembly."

(3) The following Article shall be added after the new Section (16):

"Enshrined Procedures

(17) Upon the passage of a bill by the Assembly, the Clerk shall then post, within twenty-four (24) hours, the approved copy of the bill in the Senate docket.

(18) When a bill is presented to the Senate, the Clerk shall be responsible for simultaneously presenting the bill to the Assembly, where the Assembly may recommend amendments, or express support, concern or opposition to the bill.

(19) Following the passage of a non-Assembly bill in the Senate, the Speaker shall be responsible for posting a notification in the Clerk’s Office. Assembly Members shall then have forty-eight (48) hours to oppose the bill. Such opposition must take the form of a petition, with a minimum of five (5) signatures required.

(20) Any recommendations or declarations of support, concern or opposition must be submitted to the Senate by the Clerk within three (3) days."

(4) The following Section shall be added after Section (18) of the original Act:

"(19) Should there be less than three (3) members of the Citizens' Assembly, then the Speaker of the Senate shall be responsible for nominating and appointing the Clerk of the Assembly, and any other position deemed necessary for the proper functioning of the Assembly."

(5) Section (3.1) shall be amended thusly:

"(3.1) Has been a member of the Independent Order for seven (7) days"

(6) Section (23) shall be amended thusly:

"(25) The Officer for Accountability shall be elected, by a majority vote, following nomination by the Premier.”

(7) Section (24) shall be amended thusly:

(26) The Office shall be accountable to the Assembly, and the Assembly may, following a vote of at least fifty (50) percent plus one (1) of all Assembly Members, recall the Officer of Accountability.

(8) Section (25) shall be amended thusly:

"(27) The Officer of Accountability shall automatically vacate their seat if they fail to log into the forum without a declared leave of absence for more than seven (7) days.”

(9) The Article entitled "Internal Appointments", and all Sections within it, shall be removed.
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With six votes in favor and one Senator not voting, the bill passes.
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