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Special Committee to Appoint an Ombudsperson

 

 

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The Legislative Assembly establishes Special Committees to select and unanimously recommend the appointment of Statutory Officers. On February 24, 2015, the Legislative Assembly appointed the Special Committee to select and unanimously recommend the appointment of an Ombudsperson, pursuant to the Ombudsperson Act [R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 340].

Terms of Reference

​On February 24, 2015, the Legislative Assembly agreed that a Special Committee be appointed to unanimously recommend to the Legislative Assembly the appointment of an Ombudsperson, pursuant to section 2 (2) of the Ombudsperson Act (RSBC 1996 c. 340).

That the said Special Committee shall have the powers of a Select Standing Committee and in addition is empowered:

  1. to appoint of their number one or more subcommittees and to refer to such subcommittees any of the matters referred to the Committee;
  2. to sit during a period in which the House is adjourned, during the recess after prorogation until the next following Session and during any sitting of the House;
  3. to adjourn from place to place as may be convenient; and
  4. to retain such personnel as required to assist the Committee;

and shall report to the House as soon as possible, or following any adjournment, or at the next following Session, as the case may be; to deposit the original of its reports with the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly during a period of adjournment and upon resumption of the sittings of the House, the Chair shall present all reports to the Legislative Assembly.

Contact Information

Special Committee to Appoint an Ombudsperson
c/o Parliamentary Committees Office
Room 224, Parliament Buildings
Victoria, BC V8V 1X4
Canada

Phone: 250-356-2933 (collect) or 1-877-428-8337 (toll-free)
Fax: 250-356-8172
Email: ClerkComm@leg.bc.ca

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