House of Assembly
December 16, 2014
The following is being distributed at the request of the Government House Leader:
Fall Sitting Bills Focus on Safety, Well-being and Financial Security of Newfoundlanders and Labradorians
The fall sitting of the House of Assembly concluded today with several new acts being passed, most notably regarding public safety, child care and pension sustainability – areas that are important to and impact the well-being of individuals and families across Newfoundland and Labrador.
“Our government brought forward significant new bills this sitting and I am pleased to report it has been a very successful session. Public safety and well-being is paramount and our focus on creating legislation to assist with the search for missing persons, to make bicycle helmets mandatory and to ensure quality child care services, reflects what is important to the residents of the province. Sustainability of the pension plan was also advanced through legislation this session, helping to ensure the financial well-being of residents by allowing for a reasonable retirement income for public service employees and reducing the financial impact on the taxpayers of the province.”
- The Honourable Darin King, Government House Leader and Minister of Business, Tourism, Culture and Rural Development
In addition to the Child Care Act, Missing Persons Act and Other Post-employment Benefits Eligibility Modification Act, the Atlantic Provinces Harness Racing Commission Act and the Chartered Professional Accountants and Public Accountants Act are other new acts which passed this session.
Amendments to acts made this session include An Act to Amend the Highway Traffic Act, An Act to Amend the Provincial Offences Act and an Act to Amend the Pensions Funding Act and the Public Service Pensions Act, 1991, among others.
QUICK FACTS
- The fall sitting of the third session of the Forty-Seventh General Assembly closed today.
- Several acts were amended during the session and new acts passed, most notably the Missing Persons Act, the Child Care Act, An Act to Amend the Pensions Funding Act and the Public Service Pensions Act, 1991, Other Post-employment Benefits Eligibility Modification Act, and An Act to Amend the Highway Traffic Act.
- The legislation reflects the Provincial’s Government’s focus on issues that are important to and that impact the well-being of individuals and families across Newfoundland and Labrador.
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Media contact:
Linda J. Walsh
Communications Manager
Government Members’ Office
709-729-0898, 691-2960
2014 12 16 6:05 p.m.