BILL NO. 187

(as passed, with corrections)

2nd Session, 62nd General Assembly
Nova Scotia
65 Elizabeth II, 2016

Government Bill

House of Assembly Act
(amended)

CHAPTER 10 OF THE ACTS OF 2016

The Honourable Michel P. Samson
Government House Leader

First Reading: May 18, 2016 (LINK TO BILL AS INTRODUCED)

Second Reading: May 19, 2016

Third Reading: May 19, 2016

Royal Assent: May 20, 2016

Be it enacted by the Governor and Assembly as follows:

1 Chapter 1 (1992 Supplement) of the Revised Statutes, 1989, the House of Assembly Act, is amended by adding immediately after Section 32 the following Section:

32A (1) The House may establish a policy for the prevention of harassment in the workplace of its members, officers and staff and the resolution of complaints regarding harassment in that workplace.

(2) A person or office retained as an investigator under a policy established pursuant to subsection (1) may, in the manner prescribed in the policy, carry out all inquiries necessary to meet the investigative requirements set out in the policy.