2002 Legislative Session: 3rd Session, 37th Parliament


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ORDERS OF THE DAY -- Continued
No. 103 -- Thursday, October 31, 2002 -- 10 a.m.

  Schedule A 

MOTIONS ON NOTICE

 
44 The Hon. G. Plant to move--
That the Legislative Assembly reject four of the recommendations of the Judicial Justice Compensation Committee 2002 Report to the Attorney General, as laid before this Assembly May 13, 2002, for reasons outlined in the document entitled, Response to the Judicial Justice Compensation Committee 2002 Report to the Attorney General filed in this House October 29, 2002, pursuant to section 32.1 (12) of the Provincial Court Act.
(1) The recommendation for a salary increase of 5.5%, which would have paid judicial justices a full-time salary of $77,935 for the 2003 calendar year, is rejected as unreasonable and unfair. The substitute provision for the salary for judicial justices will be $73,872 in 2003, a 0% increase over the salary for 2002.
(2) The recommendation for a salary increase of 9%, which would have paid judicial justices a full-time salary of $84,949 for the 2004 calendar year, is rejected as unreasonable and unfair. The substitute provision for the salary for judicial justices will be $73,872 in 2004, a 0% increase over the salary for 2003.
(3) The recommendation for a $1000 Professional Allowance is rejected as unreasonable.
(4) The recommendation that the term of office for judicial justices be raised from 65 to 70 years is rejected as unreasonable.

That the Legislative Assembly accept the remaining recommendations contained in the Judicial Justice Compensation Committee 2002 Report to the Attorney General.


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