PART XII GENERAL — Statutory Review

The Lieutenant-Governor in Council shall in accordance with subsection (3) appoint committees of at least 3 members which shall review, consider, report and make recommendations to the Lieutenant-Governor in Council upon matters respecting this Act and the regulations and the administration of each as the committee considers appropriate and upon other matters which the Lieutenant-Governor in Council or the minister may refer to the committee.

The members of the committees shall be appointed as follows:

the first committee shall be appointed on or before June 10, 2026; designate one member of the committee to be the chairperson and another member to be the vice-chairperson of the committee;

the second committee shall be appointed no later than 5 years after the date of the submission of the report of the first committee; and fix the quorum for meetings of the committee; and

each subsequent committee shall be appointed no later than 5 years after the date of the submission of the report of the previous committee. set the period within which or the time before which the committee shall report or make its recommendations to the Lieutenant-Governor in Council.

The Lieutenant-Governor in Council shall, when appointing a committee,

Each member of the committee shall be paid expenses which the member actually incurs in the performance of the member's duties as a member of the committee and which in the opinion of the minister are reasonable and each member, not being an employee of the government of the province, may be paid for the member's services the remuneration that the Lieutenant-Governor in Council fixes.

The minister shall provide the technical, clerical and other help that may reasonably be necessary to help the committee and fix the rates of remuneration which shall be paid for that help.

The commission shall, out of the injury fund, pay the expenses and remuneration of members of the committee provided for in subsection (5) and bear the cost of the technical, clerical and other help provided for in subsection (6).

The chairperson and, in the absence of the chairperson, the vice-chairperson of the committee have the powers which may be conferred upon a commissioner under sections 8 and 9 of the Public Inquiries Act, 2006 .