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Under the authority of section Section 126 of the Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Act, the Lieutenant Governor in Council is pleased to set the terms of reference for a Statutory Review of the Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Act to be undertaken in two phases, as follows:

i)  Phase One is to commence immediately upon the appointment of committee members and consist of a legislative examination which shall review, consider, report and make recommendations to the Lieutenant-Governor in Council upon matters respecting this Act, including (a) enhancements based upon a jurisdictional and best practices review of workers’ compensation legislation elsewhere in Canada, including provisions for the statutory review process itself; (b) a gender-based analysis of the legislation; (c) the identification of any potential errors, anomalies or omissions; and (d) opportunities to consolidate the legislation from a red tape reduction perspective and improve its overall readability;

ii)  Phase Two is to commence following the completion of Phase One and shall review, consider, report and make recommendations to the Lieutenant-Governor in Council upon matters respecting the Regulations, the administration of the Act and Regulations as the committee considers appropriate and upon other matters which the Lieutenant-Governor in Council or the Minister refer, including the themes of Occupational Disease, Claim Benefit Ceiling, Labour Market Re-entry, Medical Management, Prevention– Role of Stakeholders, and Financial Sustainability;

iii)  Phase One of the Statutory Review is to be completed no later than Fall 2011; and

iv) Phase Two of the Statutory Review, to be completed by Spring 2012, is to commence following the completion of Phase One.