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Legislation Advisory Panel: Appointment of Chairman and Members

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A decision made 1 December 2014:

MINISTERIAL DECISION REFERENCE:    MD-C-2014-0190

DECISION SUMMARY TITLE:  Appointment of Chairman and Members of the Legislation Advisory Panel

DECISION SUMMARY AUTHOR:

Policy & Research Officer

IS THE DECISION SUMMARY PUBLIC OR EXEMPT?  

Public

REPORT TITLE:  N/A

REPORT AUTHOR OR NAME OF PERSON GIVING REPORT: 

N/A

IS THE REPORT PUBLIC OR

N/A

DECISION AND REASON FOR THE DECISION:

  1. The Chief Minister decided that Senator Sir P.M. Bailhache will be re-appointed as Chairman of the Legislation Advisory Panel;
  2. The Chief Minister, having consulted with the Chairman, agreed to appoint the following States members to the Legislation Advisory Panel:

-       Connétable of St Mary, Juliette Gallichan

-       Deputy of St Martin, Stephen George Luce

-       Deputy of St Ouen, Richard John Renouf

-       Deputy of St Saviour No.2, Louise Mary Catherine Doublet

The Legislation Advisory Panel was established in 2006 following the move to ministerial government and advises on a number of matters dealt with by the former Legislation Committee.  The Panel, whose membership is drawn from both executive and non-executive members, advises the Chief Minister on a range of legislative matters, including: courts and court procedures; divorce, separation and maintenance; probate, intestacy and wills and succession; laws relating to property; amendments to customary law; Jersey Law of Contract; and miscellaneous items of legislation which do not fall under the remit of other ministerial offices.  The Panel has a working relationship the Jersey Law Commission, which was established in 1996 in order to help identify aspects of Jersey law which it considered should be examined with a view to reform, including responsibility for receiving such reports of the Commission as might be published from time to time.

The Chief Minister is accountable for the work of the Panel, the recommendations of which are presented to the Chief Minister for approval prior to relevant matters being lodged ‘au Greffe’ for consideration by the States Assembly in due course.

RESOURCE IMPLICATIONS:  There are no resource implications.

ACTION REQUIRED:

  1. The Chief Minister will inform Senator Bailhache of his appointment as Chairman of the Legislation Advisory Panel;
  2. The Chief Minister will confirm his agreement to the appointment of members with the Chairman of the Legislation Advisory Panel.

 

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURE:

 

 

POSITION:         Chief Minister

 

 

DATE SIGNED

EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE DECISION

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