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PART 1 \u2013 PRELIMINARY Part 1 contains clauses 1 and 2. Clause 1 provides the short title of the legislation and contains the commencement provisions. Clause 2 contains interpretation provisions. PART 2 - THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY MANAGEMENT COMMISSION Part 2 deals with the establishment of the Management Commission of the Legislative Assembly and contains clauses 3 to 13. Clause 3 establishes the Legislative Assembly Management Commission (\u201cthe Commission\u201d). Clause 4 sets out the functions of the Commission. The Commission shall be responsible for the administration and management of the Legislative Assembly and the functions of the Commission shall include \u2014 (a) carrying out the budgetary, financial and operational matters relating to the Legislative Assembly; (b) establishing the executive, management and administrative structure of the Commission for the necessary discharge of the functions of the Commission; (c) preparing regular budgets, financial and operational reports for submission to the Legislative Assembly; (d) providing clerical staff, attendants and other staff to enable the Legislative Assembly and committees of the Legislative Assembly to operate efficiently; (e) providing advice on parliamentary procedures and the functions of Parliament generally; and (f) making such rules, subject to this legislation, as it thinks fit to regulate its own internal management. A copy of the rules made under this clause shall be tabled in the Legislative Assembly and shall be subject to the negative resolution procedure. Clause 5 establishes the Council of the Commission. The Council shall comprise \u2014 Objects and Reasons Legislative Assembly (Management) Bill, 2020 Introduced (a) the Speaker; (b) the Premier; (c) the Leader of the Opposition; (d) three members of the Legislative Assembly appointed in writing by the Speaker, acting in accordance with the advice of the Premier; (e) one member of the Legislative Assembly appointed in writing by the Speaker, acting in accordance with the advice of the Leader of the Opposition; and (f) the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly (ex-officio, non-voting). The Speaker shall be the chairperson of the Council and the Clerk shall be the secretary to the Council. Clause 6 provides that the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly shall be the Chief Officer of the Commission. The Chief Officer shall be an employee of the Commission. The Public Service Management Law (2018 Revision) shall apply to the powers, duties and functions of the Chief Officer; except where that Law conflicts with \u2014 (a) this legislation; (b) the Legislative Assembly (Immunities, Powers and Privileges) Law (2015 Revision); and (c) the Legislative Assembly Standing Orders (2018 Revision), in which case those latter laws and the orders shall prevail to the extent of the inconsistency. Clause 7 provides for the vacation of office by a member. Clause 8 regulates the procedure for meetings of the Council. Clause 9 deals with how members will treat with conflict and pecuniary interests in matters being dealt with by the Council. Clause 10 defines pecuniary interests for the purposes of clause 9. Clause 11 provides that temporary members may be appointed where members cannot act because of any conflict or pecuniary interests they may have. Clause 12 gives the Commission the power to employ staff who shall be managed by the Chief Officer. Clause 13 empowers the Commission by Order \u2014 (a) to prescribe the executive, management and administrative structure of the Commission for the necessary discharge of the functions of the Commission; (b) to amend Schedule 1 which sets out the salaries, allowances or other benefits of \u2014 (i) elected members of the Cabinet; and (ii) the Speaker, Deputy Speaker and elected members of the Legislative Assembly; and Legislative Assembly (Management) Bill, 2020 Objects and Reasons Introduced (c) to amend Schedule 2 which sets out the allowances for elected members of Cayman Brac and Little Cayman, for constituency offices and for the office of the Leader of the Opposition. An Order under this clause shall be subject to the affirmative resolution procedure. PART 3 - FINANCIAL MATTERS Part 3 deals with the financial matters of the Commission and comprises clauses 14 to 17. Clause 14 sets out the duties of the Chief Officer in relation to the budget of the Commission and other monies paid into the Commission. Clause 15 provides that all fees and other sums payable to the Commission for services and products provided by the Commission shall be paid into the general revenue of the Government. Clause 16 provides that the Commission shall keep accounts of its financial transactions in such form and manner as accord with the Public Management and Finance Law (2018 Revision) and any other relevant Law. In accordance with clause 16, the Auditor General will be responsible for auditing the accounts of the Commission. Clause 17 provides that any expenditure required to be made by virtue of this legislation shall be charged on and paid out of the general revenue of the Government. PART 4 \u2013 GENERAL Part 4 comprises clauses 18 to 24. Clause 18 provides that the Council may, by rules made under clause 4, establish procedures for addressing grievances of staff and those procedures shall be based on internationally accepted grievance procedures. For the purposes of clause 18, a grievance is a matter of concern to a staff member which \u2014 (a) relates to workplace conditions or safety, the behaviour of a member of the Commission, a member of the Legislative Assembly or another staff member in the workplace; and (b) the staff member wishes to be addressed through a formal grievance process rather than directly through informal interaction with the person against whom the staff member has raised a complaint of grievance. Clause 19 provides that the Civil Service Appeals Commission shall hear appeals from staff. The Civil Service Appeals Commission shall follow the procedure set out in the Public Service Management Law (2018 Revision) in relation to the hearing of appeals from staff members. Clause 20 deals with the right of appeal by the Chief Officer to the Civil Service Appeals Commission. Objects and Reasons Legislative Assembly (Management) Bill, 2020 Introduced Clause 21 provides for the transition of public officers, including the Chief Officer, to the staff of the Commission. Clause 21 provides in part that after the commencement date of this legislation, and subject to subclause (4), a person who, immediately prior to such date was a public officer of the Legislative Assembly and held office at that date (including the Chief Officer), may, at that person\u2019s option, exercisable in accordance with subclause (4), state whether or not the person wishes to be employed by the Commission. Subclause (4) provides that the option referred to above is exercisable by the person referred to giving notice in writing of the option to the Chief Officer within nine months of the commencement of this legislation. Subclause (5) provides that a person who exercises the option to be employed by the Commission, shall, from one year of the date of commencement of this legislation, be employed by the Commission and the employment of that person as a public officer of the Legislative Assembly shall for all purposes be deemed to be continuous service in the service of the Commission. Where a person referred to in this clause exercises the option not to be employed by the Commission, the provisions of the Public Service Management Law (2018 Revision) and the Personnel Regulations (2019 Revision) which relate to redundancy shall apply to that person. Clause 22 provides that the Council may, subject to this legislation, make such rules as it thinks fit to regulate its own internal procedure. Clause 23 provides that the Cabinet, after consultation with the Commission, may make regulations consistent with this legislation, prescribing anything which by this Law is to be or may be prescribed and generally for the better carrying out of its purposes and provisions. Regulations will be subject to the affirmative resolution procedure. Clause 24 provides that this legislation binds the Crown. Legislative Assembly (Management) Bill, 2020 Arrangement of Clauses Introduced LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY (MANAGEMENT) BILL, 2020 Arrangement of Clauses Clause PART 1 - PRELIMINARY 1.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_2\", \"num\": \"2.\", \"text\": \"PART 2 - THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY MANAGEMENT COMMISSION 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_13\", \"num\": \"13.\", \"text\": \"PART 3 - FINANCIAL MATTERS 14. 15. 16.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_17\", \"num\": \"17.\", \"text\": \"Arrangement of Clauses Legislative Assembly (Management) Bill, 2020 Introduced PART 4 - GENERAL 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_24\", \"num\": \"24.\", \"text\": \"SCHEDULE 1 SCHEDULE 2 Legislative Assembly (Management) Bill, 2020 Clause 1 Introduced LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY (MANAGEMENT) BILL, 2020 A BILL FOR A LAW TO PROVIDE FOR THE INDEPENDENT MANAGEMENT OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY; AND FOR INCIDENTAL AND CONNECTED PURPOSES ENACTED by the Legislature of the Cayman Islands. PART 1 - PRELIMINARY\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_1\", \"num\": \"1.\", \"text\": \"Short title and commencement 1. (1) This Law may be cited as the Legislative Assembly (Management) Law, 2020. (2) This Law shall come into force on such date as may be appointed by Order made by the Cabinet. 2. Interpretation 2. In this Law \u2014 \u201cchairperson\u201d means the chairperson of the Council of the Commission; \u201cChief Officer\u201d means the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly as provided by section 6; \u201cCivil Service Appeals Commission\u201d means the Civil Services Appeals Commission appointed under section 58 of the Public Service Management Law (2018 Revision); Clause 3 Legislative Assembly (Management) Bill, 2020 Introduced \u201cClerk\u201d means the person appointed to the office of Clerk of the Legislative Assembly; \u201cCommission\u201d means the Legislative Assembly Management Commission established by section 3; \u201cCouncil\u201d means the Council of the Commission established under section 5; \u201cfinancial year\u201d has the meaning assigned by the Public Management and Finance Law (2018 Revision); \u201cmember\u201d means a member of the Council; \u201cpublic officer\u201d has the meaning assigned by the Cayman Islands Constitution Order, 2009; \u201cSpeaker\u201d means a person elected by the Legislative Assembly in accordance with section 65 of the Cayman Islands Constitution Order, 2009; and \u201cstaff\u201d means persons who are employed by the Commission and the words \u201cstaff member\u201d shall be construed accordingly. PART 2 - THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY MANAGEMENT COMMISSION\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_3\", \"num\": \"3.\", \"text\": \"The Legislative Assembly Management Commission 3. (1) There is established a body known as the Legislative Assembly Management Commission which has the functions conferred upon it by this Law. (2) Nothing in subsection (1) shall be construed as affecting any power conferred on the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly by any Law in force in the Islands.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_4\", \"num\": \"4.\", \"text\": \"General functions of the Commission 4. (1) The Commission shall be responsible for the administration and management of the Legislative Assembly and the functions of the Commission include \u2014 (a) carrying out the budgetary, financial and operational matters relating to the Legislative Assembly; (b) establishing the executive, management and administrative structure of the Commission for the necessary discharge of the functions of the Commission; (c) preparing regular budgets, financial and operational reports for submission to the Legislative Assembly; (d) providing clerical staff, attendants and other staff to enable the Legislative Assembly and committees of the Legislative Assembly to operate efficiently; Legislative Assembly (Management) Bill, 2020 Clause 5 Introduced (e) providing advice on parliamentary procedures and the functions of Parliament generally; (f) providing an accurate and efficient reporting of proceedings of the Legislative Assembly and of meetings of committees of the Legislative Assembly as required; (g) providing adequate library and research facilities and services for members of the Legislative Assembly; (h) providing security services within the precincts of the Legislative Assembly for the safe, orderly and efficient conduct of the business of the Legislative Assembly; (i) selling laws and engaging in similar revenue earning activity; (j) maintaining the Legislative Assembly building; and (k) subject to this Law, making such rules as it thinks fit to regulate its own internal management. (2) A copy of the rules made under subsection (1)(k) shall be tabled in the Legislative Assembly and shall be subject to the negative resolution procedure. (3) The Commission cannot sue or be sued in its own right and any suit relating to any act or omission or alleged act or alleged omission of the Commission shall be brought against the Crown in right of its government of the Islands.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_5\", \"num\": \"5.\", \"text\": \"Council of the Commission 5. (1) There shall be a Council of the Commission which, subject to this Law, shall be responsible for carrying out the general functions of the Commission. (2) The Council shall comprise \u2014 (a) the Speaker; (b) the Premier; (c) the Leader of the Opposition; (d) three members of the Legislative Assembly appointed in writing by the Speaker, acting in accordance with the advice of the Premier; (e) one member of the Legislative Assembly appointed in writing by the Speaker, acting in accordance with the advice of the Leader of the Opposition; and (f) the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly (ex-officio, non-voting). (3) The Speaker shall be the chairperson of the Council. (4) The Council shall elect a member, not including the Clerk, to act as chairperson of the Council, in the absence of the Speaker. (5) The Clerk shall be the secretary to the Council and, in the absence of the Clerk, the chairperson shall designate another member of staff to act as secretary. Clause 6 Legislative Assembly (Management) Bill, 2020 Introduced (6) Where a member participates in the exercise of the powers or the carrying out of the functions of the Commission, neither the Council nor any member shall be liable in damages for anything done or omitted in the discharge of their respective functions or duties unless it is shown that the act or omission was negligent or in bad faith. (7) The Commission shall indemnify a member against all claims, damages, costs, charges or expenses incurred by that member in the discharge or purported discharge of the member\u2019s functions or duties under this Law except claims, damages, costs, charges or expenses caused by the negligence or bad faith of that member.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_6\", \"num\": \"6.\", \"text\": \"The Chief Officer 6. (1) The Clerk shall be the Chief Officer of the Commission and shall be an employee of the Commission. (2) The Chief Officer shall be supervised in the performance of the Chief Officer\u2019s duties by the Speaker. (3) Subject to section 21, after the commencement of this Law, the Chief Officer shall be appointed by the Speaker acting in accordance with the decision of the Council. (4) Before appointing a Chief Officer, the Council shall be satisfied that the person to be appointed has the necessary skills, knowledge and integrity to carry out the duties required of the position concerned in a highly competent and politically neutral manner. (5) The Chief Officer shall be employed at such remuneration and on such terms and conditions as are equivalent to those of a Chief Officer under the Public Service Management Law (2018 Revision). (6) The Chief Officer shall be entrusted with the day to day administration of the Commission to the extent of the authority delegated to the Chief Officer by the Council. (7) The Chief Officer shall be answerable to the Council for the acts and decisions made in carrying the Chief Officer\u2019s services to the Council. (8) The Public Service Management Law (2018 Revision) shall apply to the powers, duties and functions of the Chief Officer, except where that Law conflicts with \u2014 (a) this Law; (b) the Legislative Assembly (Immunities, Powers and Privileges) Law (2015 Revision); and (c) the Legislative Assembly Standing Orders (2018 Consolidation), Legislative Assembly (Management) Bill, 2020 Clause 7 Introduced in which case those latter laws and the orders shall prevail to the extent of the inconsistency. (9) In the appointment, supervision  and termination of the Chief Officer the Speaker, acting in accordance with the decision of the Council, shall exercise the powers, duties and functions assigned to appointing officers under the Public Service Management Law (2018 Revision), but only where the context applies.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_7\", \"num\": \"7.\", \"text\": \"Vacation of office by member 7. (1) A member who holds office under section 5(2)(a) to (c) shall vacate office where the member \u2014 (a) resigns his or her office as the Speaker, Premier or the Leader of the Opposition; (b) resigns as member of the Legislative Assembly, or otherwise ceases to be a member of the Legislative Assembly; or (c) is disqualified as a member of the Legislative Assembly pursuant to section 62 of the Constitution. (2) A member of the Council who holds office under section 5(2)(d) or (e) ceases to be a member of the Council if one of the following events occurs \u2014 (a) the appointment is rescinded by the person making the appointment and the person making the appointment resolves to appoint to the Council, instead of that member, another member of the Legislative Assembly; (b) the appointed  member ceases to be a Member of the Legislative Assembly before the Legislative Assembly is dissolved or expires; or (c) the appointed member fails to comply with his or her obligations under section 9. (3) An appointed member may, by written notice to the chairperson of the Council, resign the office at any time. (4) Members of the Council immediately before the dissolution of the Legislative Assembly continue to hold office until the first meeting of the Legislative Assembly after the general election of its members.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_8\", \"num\": \"8.\", \"text\": \"Meetings and decisions of the Council 8. (1) The chairperson shall summon regular meetings of the Council as often as may be required, but not less frequently than once in three months, and shall summon extraordinary meetings when required to do so in accordance with rules made under section 22. (2) At a meeting of the Council, the chairperson of the Council or, if the chairperson is not present, the member selected by the members present to act as temporary chairperson shall preside at the meeting. Clause 9 Legislative Assembly (Management) Bill, 2020 Introduced (3) At every meeting of the Council, a quorum shall consist of four members, and decisions shall be adopted by a simple majority of the votes of the members present and voting. (4) The Council may act notwithstanding that a vacancy exists among the appointed members and shall have power to \u2014 (a) act by sub-committee; and (b) delegate any of its duties and powers from time to time to such subcommittees and to any of their members and to the staff and agents of the Commission. (5) A delegation under subsection (4)(a) or (b) is revocable at will and does not prevent the exercise by the Council of any duties or powers so delegated. (6) For the purposes of this Law, a member shall be deemed to be present at a meeting of the Council if the member has access to the meeting by conference telephone or by some other conference facility. (7) The chairperson shall call an extraordinary meeting of the Council, if requested to do so in writing by three members, and such request shall include a statement of the agenda proposed for the meeting. (8) Subject to this Law, the Council may regulate its own procedure. (9) The Council may invite anyone, including members of the Legislative Assembly who are not members of the Council, public officers or any member of the public to attend any meeting of the Council and to participate in such meeting or to provide information to the Council on any of the functions of the Council as set out in section 4(1).\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_9\", \"num\": \"9.\", \"text\": \"Conflicts and pecuniary interest of member 9. (1) If a member has a conflict or pecuniary interest, direct or indirect, in any contract, proposed contract, licence or other matter and is present at a meeting of the Council at which the contract, proposed contract, licence or other matter is the subject of consideration, the member shall, at the meeting and as soon as practicable after its commencement \u2014 (a) disclose the fact; (b) not take part in the consideration or discussion of the contract, proposed contract, licence or other matter or vote on any question with respect to it; and (c) be excluded from the meeting for the duration of the consideration, discussion and voting procedure. (2) A disclosure under subsection (1) shall be recorded in the minutes of the Council. Legislative Assembly (Management) Bill, 2020 Clause 10 Introduced (3) No act or proceeding of the Council shall be questioned on the ground that a member has contravened this section.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_10\", \"num\": \"10.\", \"text\": \"Conflicts and pecuniary interests for the purposes of section 9 10. (1) For the purposes of section 9, a member shall be treated, subject to subsection (2) and to section 11, as having a conflict or indirectly a pecuniary interest in a contract, proposed contract, licence or other matter if \u2014 (a) the member, or any nominee of the member, is a member of a company or other body with which the contract was made or is proposed to be made or which has a direct pecuniary interest in the licence or other matter under consideration; (b) the member is a partner, or is in the employment, of a person with whom the contract was made or is proposed to be made or who has a direct pecuniary interest in the licence or other matter under consideration; or (c) the member or any partner of the member is a professional adviser to a person who has a direct or indirect pecuniary interest in a contract, proposed contract, licence or other matter. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to membership of or employment under any public body.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_11\", \"num\": \"11.\", \"text\": \"Removal or exclusion of disability, etc. 11. (1) The Legislative Assembly may, in the public interest and subject to such conditions as it may think fit, appoint persons to act as members for any specified period, in any case in which the number of members disabled by section 9 at any one time would be so great a proportion of the whole as to impede the transaction of business. (2) Nothing in section 9 precludes any member from taking part in the consideration or discussion of, or voting on, any question whether an application should be made to the Legislative Assembly for the exercise of the powers conferred by subsection (1). (3) Section 9 shall not apply to an interest in a contract, proposed contract, licence or other matter which a member has as a member of the public or to an interest in any matter relating to the terms on which the right to participate in any service is offered to the public. (4) Where a member has an indirect pecuniary interest in a contract, proposed contract, licence or other matter by reason only of a beneficial interest in securities of a company or other body, and \u2014 (a) the nominal value of those securities does not exceed one thousand dollars or one-thousandth of the total nominal value of the issued share capital of the company or other body, whichever is the lesser; and Clause 12 Legislative Assembly (Management) Bill, 2020 Introduced (b) if the share capital is of more than one class, the total nominal value of shares of any one class in which he has a beneficial interest does not exceed one-thousandth of the total issued share capital of that class, section 9 shall not prohibit the member from taking part in the consideration or discussion of the contract, proposed contract, licence or other matter or from voting on any question with respect to it, without prejudice, however, to the member\u2019s duty to disclose his or her interest.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_12\", \"num\": \"12.\", \"text\": \"Power to appoint staff, etc. 12. (1) The Chief Officer shall be responsible for employing, at such remuneration and on such terms and conditions, including retirement medical benefits, as are equivalent to those set out under the Public Service Management Law (2018 Revision), such staff as the Council considers necessary to carry out the functions of the Commission. (2) The Chief Officer shall be responsible for engaging persons under contract for services, at such remuneration and on such terms and conditions as are equivalent to those set out under the Public Service Management Law (2018 Revision), for professional, technical or other assistance as the Council considers necessary to carry out the functions of the Commission. (3) The Chief Officer, who shall manage the staff of the Commission, shall have the same powers, duties and functions as relate to chief officers under Part VII of the Public Service Management Law (2018 Revision), including the power to appoint, promote, discipline, transfer, terminate and retire staff; and the Chief Officer shall comply with all relevant procedures under that Law as relate to the exercise of such powers, duties and functions. 13. Structure of the Commission 13. (1) The Council, shall, by Order \u2014 (a) prescribe the executive, management and administrative structure of the Commission for the necessary discharge of the functions of the Commission; (b) amend Schedule 1 which sets out the salaries, allowances or other benefits of  the elected members of the Cabinet, of the other elected members of the Legislative Assembly, and of the Speaker; and (c) amend Schedule 2 which sets out the allowances for elected members of Cayman Brac and Little Cayman, for constituency offices and for the office of the Leader of the Opposition. (2) An Order under subsection (1) may be amended by the Commission and any Order or its amendment shall be subject to the affirmative resolution procedure. Legislative Assembly (Management) Bill, 2020 Clause 14 Introduced PART 3 - FINANCIAL MATTERS\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_14\", \"num\": \"14.\", \"text\": \"Chief Officer and accounts 14. (1) The Chief Officer shall be responsible and accountable to the Council for \u2014 (a) the budget voted by the Legislative Assembly for the work of the Commission; and (b) all monies paid into the Commission. (2) The Chief Officer shall prepare in each financial year an estimate, and where necessary, a supplementary estimate of \u2014 (a) the expenditure of the Commission; and (b) any other expenditure incurred by the Commission in providing any service to the Legislative Assembly or to members of the Legislative Assembly. (3) The Chief Officer shall as soon as possible after the preparation of an estimate of the expenditure referred to in subsection (2), first submit the estimate to the Council for approval and thereafter to the Minister of Finance.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_15\", \"num\": \"15.\", \"text\": \"Fees paid into the general revenue 15. All fees and other sums payable to the Commission for services and products provided by the Commission shall be paid into the general revenue of the Government.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_16\", \"num\": \"16.\", \"text\": \"Accounts and audit 16. (1) The Commission shall keep accounts of its financial transactions in such form and manner as accord with the Public Management and Finance Law (2018 Revision) and any other relevant Law. (2) The Commission shall in carrying out its financial functions \u2014 (a) make its decisions in accordance with the budget process established by the Cabinet under section 17 of the Public Management and Finance Law (2018 Revision); and (b) ensure that its decisions are consistent with the principles of responsible financial management set out in section 14(3) of the Public Management and Finance Law (2018 Revision). (3) The accounts of the Commission shall be audited by the Auditor General in accordance with the Public Management and Finance Law (2018 Revision). 17. Expenses 17. Any expenditure required to be made by virtue of this Law shall be charged on and paid out of the general revenue of the Government. Clause 18 Legislative Assembly (Management) Bill, 2020 Introduced PART 4 - GENERAL\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_18\", \"num\": \"18.\", \"text\": \"Grievance procedure 18. (1) The Council may, by rules made under section 4, establish procedures for addressing grievances of staff and those procedures shall be based on internationally accepted grievance procedures. (2) For the purposes of this section, a grievance is a matter of concern to a staff member which \u2014 (a) relates to workplace conditions or safety, the behaviour of a member of the Commission, a member of the Legislative Assembly or another staff member in the workplace; and (b) the staff member wishes to be addressed through a formal grievance process rather than directly through informal interaction with the person against whom the staff member has raised a complaint of grievance.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_19\", \"num\": \"19.\", \"text\": \"Appeal to the Civil Service Appeals Commission by staff 19. (1) The Civil Service Appeals Commission shall hear appeals from staff in accordance with this section. (2) Subject to this section, the Civil Service Appeals Commission shall follow the procedure set out in the Public Service Management Law (2018 Revision) in relation to the hearing of appeals from staff members. (3) Subject to subsection (4), a staff member may appeal to the Civil Service Appeals Commission about any decision of the Chief Officer made under this Law in relation to that staff member. (4) An appeal by a staff member shall be limited to any decision of a Chief Officer which may be the subject of an appeal to the Civil Service Appeals Commission under Part VII of the Public Service Management Law (2018 Revision). (5) Where a staff member makes an appeal under subsection (2), the staff member shall provide evidence to the Civil Service Appeals Commission to show that the Chief Officer has acted in an unfair or biased manner, or in a manner inconsistent with the proper carrying out of any power, duty or function by the Chief Officer in relation to that staff member and its decision shall be final. (6) The Civil Service Appeals Commission shall, within thirty days, render a decision and such decision shall be based on the information provided by the staff member together with information provided by the Chief Officer or any other information that the Civil Service Appeals Commission considers relevant. (7) Where the decision being appealed against involves dismissal or other termination of employment, the Civil Service Appeals Commission may, before Legislative Assembly (Management) Bill, 2020 Clause 20 Introduced hearing the matter in full and rendering a final decision thereon, make such interim orders as it thinks fit including \u2014 (a) temporary reinstatement of the appellant; and (b) placing the staff member on suspension on such terms and conditions as it thinks fit.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_20\", \"num\": \"20.\", \"text\": \"Right of appeal by Chief Officer 20. (1) The Civil Service Appeals Commission shall hear appeals from the Chief Officer in accordance with this section. (2) Subject to subsection (3), the Chief Officer may appeal to the Civil Service Appeals Commission about any decision of the Speaker made under this Law in relation to the Chief Officer, and must do so within thirty days of a decision being notified. (3) An appeal by the Chief Officer shall be limited to any one or more of the following decisions of the Speaker, that is to say a decision relating to \u2014 (a) the remuneration of the Chief Officer; (b) the dismissal and early retirement of the Chief Officer; (c) the annual performance assessment of the Chief Officer; and (d) the calculation of the performance component of the remuneration of the Chief Officer. (4) The Civil Service Appeals Commission shall rule on the appeal referred to in subsection (1) and make a recommendation to the Commission within thirty days of the appeal being lodged; and its recommendation shall be based on the information provided by the appellant together with information provided by the Speaker, and any other information that the Commission considers relevant. (5) The Commission shall act upon the recommendation referred to in subsection (4) as it sees fit. (6) Where the Chief Officer makes an appeal under subsection (1), the Chief Officer shall provide evidence to the Civil Service Appeals Commission to show that the Speaker has acted in an unfair or biased manner, or in a manner which is inconsistent with the requirements relating to the decision appealed against.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_21\", \"num\": \"21.\", \"text\": \"Transition of public officers to staff of the Commission 21. (1) A person who is appointed or purported to be appointed prior to the date of the commencement of this Law as a public officer of the Legislative Assembly shall be deemed on that date to have been lawfully appointed by the Council. (2) A person who is appointed or purported to be appointed prior to the date of the commencement of this Law to the post of Clerk of the Legislative Assembly shall be deemed, on that date, to have been lawfully appointed by the Council. Clause 22 Legislative Assembly (Management) Bill, 2020 Introduced (3) After the commencement date of this Law, and subject to subsection (4), a person who, immediately prior to such date was a public officer of the Legislative Assembly and held office at that date (including the Chief Officer), may, at that person\u2019s option, exercisable in accordance with subsection (4), state whether or not the person wishes to be employed by the Commission. (4) The option referred to in subsection (3) is exercisable by the person referred to in that subsection giving notice in writing of the option to the Chief Officer within nine months of the commencement of this Law. (5) A person referred to in this section who exercises the option to be employed by the Commission, shall, from one year of the date of commencement of this Law, be employed by the Commission and the employment of that person as a public officer of the Legislative Assembly shall for all purposes be deemed to be continuous service in the service of the Commission. (6) Where a person referred to in this section exercises the option not to be employed by the Commission, the provisions of the Public Service Management Law (2018 Revision) and the Personnel Regulations (2019 Revision) which relate to redundancy shall apply to that person.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_22\", \"num\": \"22.\", \"text\": \"Rules regulating Council's internal procedure 22. The Council may, subject to this Law, make such rules as it thinks fit to regulate its own internal procedure.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_23\", \"num\": \"23.\", \"text\": \"Regulations by Cabinet 23. (1) The Cabinet, after consultation with the Commission, may make regulations consistent with this Law prescribing anything which by this Law is to be or may be prescribed and generally for the better carrying out of its purposes and provisions. (2) Regulations made under this Law are subject to the affirmative resolution procedure. 24. Binding of the Crown 24. This Law binds the Crown. Legislative Assembly (Management) Bill, 2020 SCHEDULE 1 Introduced SCHEDULE 1 (Section 13) SALARIES, ALLOWANCES AND OTHER BENEFITS OF MEMBERS OF THE CABINET AND ELECTED MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY Position Starting Grade and Pt Rules Premier A Earns 10% more in base salary than the Deputy Governor and receives an increment for every four-year term completed as Premier. Deputy Premier A Earns 5% more in base salary than the Deputy Governor. Speaker B 4 Earns one increment for every four-year term completed as Speaker. Minister B 1 Earns base Minister Salary (i.e. Grade B) plus one increment for each four-year term completed as a Minister but shall not earn more than the Deputy Governor. In addition, at the discretion of the Premier, may earn additional increments on Grade B, but shall not earn more than the Deputy Governor. Leader of the Opposition C 1 Earns base Leader of the Opposition Salary (i.e. Grade C) plus one increment for each fouryear term completed as the Leader of the Opposition. SCHEDULE 1 Legislative Assembly (Management) Bill, 2020 Introduced Deputy Speaker D 1 Earns base MLA Salary (i.e. Grade D) plus one increment for each fouryear term completed as an MLA. Earns an allowance of 2.5% of monthly salary each month, while serving as Deputy Speaker. Deputy Leader of the Opposition D 1 Earns base MLA Salary (i.e. Grade D) plus one increment for each fouryear term completed as an MLA. Earns an allowance of 2.5% of monthly salary for serving as Deputy Leader of the Opposition. Councillor D 1 Earns base MLA Salary (i.e. Grade D) plus one increment for each fouryear term completed as an MLA. Earns a duty allowance between $1,000 and $2,000 per month, at the discretion of the Premier, but shall not earn more than a Minister. MLA\u2019s D 1 Earns base MLA Salary (i.e. Grade D) plus one increment for each fouryear term completed as an MLA. Legislative Assembly (Management) Bill, 2020 SCHEDULE 2 Introduced SCHEDULE 2 (Section 13) MLA CONSTITUENCY ALLOWANCE; ALLOWANCES FOR THE OFFICES OF THE LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION AND FOR ELECTED MEMBERS OF CAYMAN BRAC AND LITTLE CAYMAN Constituency Allowance The Constituency Allowance covers costs of facilitating access by constituents including office expenses (e.g. rent, utilities, supplies, and maintenance). The constituency allowance is $4,000 per month per elected Member of the Legislative Assembly. Office Allowance for the Leader of the Opposition The Office Allowance for the Leader of the Opposition covers the cost of office expenses (e.g. rent, utilities, supplies, and maintenance). The office allowance is $2,500 per month for the Leader of the Opposition. Allowance for Cayman Brac and Little Cayman Representatives There are two components to the allowance for Cayman Brac and Little Cayman Representatives and the allowance is $4,000 per month. The two components and their corresponding maximum amounts per month are as follows \u2014 Accommodation - $2,500 Transportation - $1,500. Passed by the Legislative Assembly the       day of                           , 2020. 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The Commission shall be responsible\nfor the administration and management of the Legislative Assembly and the functions of\nthe Commission shall include \u2014\n(a)\ncarrying out the budgetary, financial and operational matters relating to the\nLegislative Assembly;\n(b)\nestablishing the executive, management and administrative structure of the\nCommission for the necessary discharge of the functions of the Commission;\n(c)\npreparing regular budgets, financial and operational reports for submission to the\nLegislative Assembly;\n(d)\nproviding clerical staff, attendants and other staff to enable the Legislative Assembly\nand committees of the Legislative Assembly to operate efficiently;\n(e)\nproviding advice on parliamentary procedures and the functions of Parliament\ngenerally; and\n(f)\nmaking such rules, subject to this legislation, as it thinks fit to regulate its own\ninternal management.\nA copy of the rules made under this clause shall be tabled in the Legislative Assembly and\nshall be subject to the negative resolution procedure.\nClause 5 establishes the Council of the Commission. The Council shall comprise \u2014\n\nObjects and Reasons\nLegislative Assembly (Management) Bill, 2020\n\nPage 4\n Introduced\nc\n\n(a) the Speaker;\n(b) the Premier;\n(c) the Leader of the Opposition;\n(d)\nthree members of the Legislative Assembly appointed in writing by the Speaker,\nacting in accordance with the advice of the Premier;\n(e)\none member of the Legislative Assembly appointed in writing by the Speaker, acting\nin accordance with the advice of the Leader of the Opposition; and\n(f)\nthe Clerk of the Legislative Assembly (ex-officio, non-voting).\nThe Speaker shall be the chairperson of the Council and the Clerk shall be the secretary to\nthe Council.\nClause 6 provides that the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly shall be the Chief Officer of\nthe Commission. The Chief Officer shall be an employee of the Commission. The Public\nService Management Law (2018 Revision) shall apply to the powers, duties and functions\nof the Chief Officer; except where that Law conflicts with \u2014\n(a) this legislation;\n(b)\nthe Legislative Assembly (Immunities, Powers and Privileges) Law (2015 Revision);\nand\n(c) the Legislative Assembly Standing Orders (2018 Revision),\nin which case those latter laws and the orders shall prevail to the extent of the inconsistency.\nClause 7 provides for the vacation of office by a member.\nClause 8 regulates the procedure for meetings of the Council.\nClause 9 deals with how members will treat with conflict and pecuniary interests in matters\nbeing dealt with by the Council.\nClause 10 defines pecuniary interests for the purposes of clause 9.\nClause 11 provides that temporary members may be appointed where members cannot act\nbecause of any conflict or pecuniary interests they may have.\nClause 12 gives the Commission the power to employ staff who shall be managed by the\nChief Officer.\nClause 13 empowers the Commission by Order \u2014\n(a)\nto prescribe the executive, management and administrative structure of the\nCommission for the necessary discharge of the functions of the Commission;\n(b) to amend Schedule 1 which sets out the salaries, allowances or other benefits of \u2014\n(i)\nelected members of the Cabinet; and\n(ii) the Speaker, Deputy Speaker and elected members of the Legislative Assembly;\nand\n\nLegislative Assembly (Management) Bill, 2020\nObjects and Reasons\n\nc\n Introduced\nPage 5\n\n(c) to amend Schedule 2 which sets out the allowances for elected members of Cayman\nBrac and Little Cayman, for constituency offices and for the office of the Leader of\nthe Opposition.\nAn Order under this clause shall be subject to the affirmative resolution procedure.\n\nPART 3 - FINANCIAL MATTERS\nPart 3 deals with the financial matters of the Commission and comprises clauses 14 to 17.\nClause 14 sets out the duties of the Chief Officer in relation to the budget of the\nCommission and other monies paid into the Commission.\nClause 15 provides that all fees and other sums payable to the Commission for services and\nproducts provided by the Commission shall be paid into the general revenue of the\nGovernment.\nClause 16 provides that the Commission shall keep accounts of its financial transactions in\nsuch form and manner as accord with the Public Management and Finance Law (2018\nRevision) and any other relevant Law.\nIn accordance with clause 16, the Auditor General will be responsible for auditing the\naccounts of the Commission.\nClause 17 provides that any expenditure required to be made by virtue of this legislation\nshall be charged on and paid out of the general revenue of the Government.\n\nPART 4 \u2013 GENERAL\nPart 4 comprises clauses 18 to 24.\nClause 18 provides that the Council may, by rules made under clause 4, establish\nprocedures for addressing grievances of staff and those procedures shall be based on\ninternationally accepted grievance procedures.\nFor the purposes of clause 18, a grievance is a matter of concern to a staff member which \u2014\n(a)\nrelates to workplace conditions or safety, the behaviour of a member of the\nCommission, a member of the Legislative Assembly or another staff member in the\nworkplace; and\n(b)\nthe staff member wishes to be addressed through a formal grievance process rather\nthan directly through informal interaction with the person against whom the staff\nmember has raised a complaint of grievance.\nClause 19 provides that the Civil Service Appeals Commission shall hear appeals from\nstaff. The Civil Service Appeals Commission shall follow the procedure set out in the\nPublic Service Management Law (2018 Revision) in relation to the hearing of appeals from\nstaff members.\nClause 20 deals with the right of appeal by the Chief Officer to the Civil Service Appeals\nCommission.\n\nObjects and Reasons\nLegislative Assembly (Management) Bill, 2020\n\nPage 6\n Introduced\nc\n\nClause 21 provides for the transition of public officers, including the Chief Officer, to the\nstaff of the Commission. Clause 21 provides in part that after the commencement date of\nthis legislation, and subject to subclause (4), a person who, immediately prior to such date\nwas a public officer of the Legislative Assembly and held office at that date (including the\nChief Officer), may, at that person\u2019s option, exercisable in accordance with subclause (4),\nstate whether or not the person wishes to be employed by the Commission.\nSubclause (4) provides that the option referred to above is exercisable by the person\nreferred to giving notice in writing of the option to the Chief Officer within nine months\nof the commencement of this legislation.\nSubclause (5) provides that a person who exercises the option to be employed by the\nCommission, shall, from one year of the date of commencement of this legislation, be\nemployed by the Commission and the employment of that person as a public officer of the\nLegislative Assembly shall for all purposes be deemed to be continuous service in the\nservice of the Commission.\nWhere a person referred to in this clause exercises the option not to be employed by the\nCommission, the provisions of the Public Service Management Law (2018 Revision) and\nthe Personnel Regulations (2019 Revision) which relate to redundancy shall apply to that\nperson.\nClause 22 provides that the Council may, subject to this legislation, make such rules as it\nthinks fit to regulate its own internal procedure.\nClause 23 provides that the Cabinet, after consultation with the Commission, may make\nregulations consistent with this legislation, prescribing anything which by this Law is to be\nor may be prescribed and generally for the better carrying out of its purposes and\nprovisions. Regulations will be subject to the affirmative resolution procedure.\nClause 24 provides that this legislation binds the Crown.\n\nLegislative Assembly (Management) Bill, 2020\nArrangement of Clauses\n\nc\nIntroduced\nPage 7\n\nCAYMAN ISLANDS\n\nLEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY (MANAGEMENT)\nBILL, 2020\nArrangement of Clauses\nClause\nPage\nPART 1 - PRELIMINARY\n1.\nShort title and commencement ..................................................................................................9\n2.\nInterpretation .............................................................................................................................9\nPART 2 - THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY MANAGEMENT\nCOMMISSION\n3.\nThe Legislative Assembly Management Commission .............................................................. 10\n4.\nGeneral functions of the Commission ...................................................................................... 10\n5.\nCouncil of the Commission ...................................................................................................... 11\n6.\nThe Chief Officer ..................................................................................................................... 12\n7.\nVacation of office by member ................................................................................................... 13\n8.\nMeetings and decisions of the Council ..................................................................................... 13\n9.\nConflicts and pecuniary interest of member ............................................................................. 14\n10.\nConflicts and pecuniary interests for the purposes of section 9 ................................................ 15\n11.\nRemoval or exclusion of disability, etc...................................................................................... 15\n12.\nPower to appoint staff, etc. ...................................................................................................... 16\n13.\nStructure of the Commission .................................................................................................... 16\nPART 3 - FINANCIAL MATTERS\n14.\nChief Officer and accounts ....................................................................................................... 17\n15.\nFees paid into the general revenue .......................................................................................... 17\n16.\nAccounts and audit .................................................................................................................. 17\n17.\nExpenses ................................................................................................................................. 17\n\nArrangement of Clauses\nLegislative Assembly (Management) Bill, 2020\n\nPage 8\nIntroduced\nc\n\nPART 4 - GENERAL\n18.\nGrievance procedure ............................................................................................................... 18\n19.\nAppeal to the Civil Service Appeals Commission by staff ......................................................... 18\n20.\nRight of appeal by Chief Officer ............................................................................................... 19\n21.\nTransition of public officers to staff of the Commission ............................................................. 19\n22.\nRules regulating Council's internal procedure .......................................................................... 20\n23.\nRegulations by Cabinet ............................................................................................................ 20\n24.\nBinding of the Crown ............................................................................................................... 20\nSCHEDULE 1\n21\nSCHEDULE 2\n23\n\nLegislative Assembly (Management) Bill, 2020\nClause 1\n\nc\nIntroduced\nPage 9\n\nCAYMAN ISLANDS\n\nLEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY (MANAGEMENT)\nBILL, 2020\nA BILL FOR A LAW TO PROVIDE FOR THE INDEPENDENT MANAGEMENT OF THE\nADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY; AND FOR\nINCIDENTAL AND CONNECTED PURPOSES\nENACTED by the Legislature of the Cayman Islands.\nPART 1 - PRELIMINARY\n1.\nShort title and commencement\n1.\n(1) This Law may be cited as the Legislative Assembly (Management) Law, 2020.\n(2) This Law shall come into force on such date as may be appointed by Order made\nby the Cabinet.\n2.\nInterpretation\n2.\nIn this Law \u2014\n\u201cchairperson\u201d means the chairperson of the Council of the Commission;\n\u201cChief Officer\u201d means the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly as provided by\nsection 6;\n\u201cCivil Service Appeals Commission\u201d means the Civil Services Appeals\nCommission appointed under section 58 of the Public Service Management Law\n(2018 Revision);\n\nClause 3\nLegislative Assembly (Management) Bill, 2020\n\nPage 10\nIntroduced\nc\n\n\u201cClerk\u201d means the person appointed to the office of Clerk of the Legislative\nAssembly;\n\u201cCommission\u201d means the Legislative Assembly Management Commission\nestablished by section 3;\n\u201cCouncil\u201d means the Council of the Commission established under section 5;\n\u201cfinancial year\u201d has the meaning assigned by the Public Management and\nFinance Law (2018 Revision);\n\u201cmember\u201d means a member of the Council;\n\u201cpublic officer\u201d has the meaning assigned by the Cayman Islands Constitution\nOrder, 2009;\n\u201cSpeaker\u201d means a person elected by the Legislative Assembly in accordance\nwith section 65 of the Cayman Islands Constitution Order, 2009; and\n\u201cstaff\u201d means persons who are employed by the Commission and the words\n\u201cstaff member\u201d shall be construed accordingly.\nPART 2 - THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY MANAGEMENT\nCOMMISSION\n3.\nThe Legislative Assembly Management Commission\n3.\n(1) There is established a body known as the Legislative Assembly Management\nCommission which has the functions conferred upon it by this Law.\n(2) Nothing in subsection (1) shall be construed as affecting any power conferred\non the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly by any Law in force in the Islands.\n4.\nGeneral functions of the Commission\n4.\n(1) The Commission shall be responsible for the administration and management of\nthe Legislative Assembly and the functions of the Commission include \u2014\n(a)\ncarrying out the budgetary, financial and operational matters relating to the\nLegislative Assembly;\n(b) establishing the executive, management and administrative structure of the\nCommission for the necessary discharge of the functions of the\nCommission;\n(c)\npreparing regular budgets, financial and operational reports for submission\nto the Legislative Assembly;\n(d) providing clerical staff, attendants and other staff to enable the Legislative\nAssembly and committees of the Legislative Assembly to operate\nefficiently;\n\nLegislative Assembly (Management) Bill, 2020\nClause 5\n\nc\nIntroduced\nPage 11\n\n(e)\nproviding advice on parliamentary procedures and the functions of\nParliament generally;\n(f)\nproviding an accurate and efficient reporting of proceedings of the\nLegislative Assembly and of meetings of committees of the Legislative\nAssembly as required;\n(g) providing adequate library and research facilities and services for members\nof the Legislative Assembly;\n(h) providing security services within the precincts of the Legislative\nAssembly for the safe, orderly and efficient conduct of the business of the\nLegislative Assembly;\n(i)\nselling laws and engaging in similar revenue earning activity;\n(j)\nmaintaining the Legislative Assembly building; and\n(k) subject to this Law, making such rules as it thinks fit to regulate its own\ninternal management.\n(2) A copy of the rules made under subsection (1)(k) shall be tabled in the\nLegislative Assembly and shall be subject to the negative resolution procedure.\n(3) The Commission cannot sue or be sued in its own right and any suit relating to\nany act or omission or alleged act or alleged omission of the Commission shall\nbe brought against the Crown in right of its government of the Islands.\n5.\nCouncil of the Commission\n5.\n(1) There shall be a Council of the Commission which, subject to this Law, shall be\nresponsible for carrying out the general functions of the Commission.\n(2) The Council shall comprise \u2014\n(a)\nthe Speaker;\n(b) the Premier;\n(c)\nthe Leader of the Opposition;\n(d) three members of the Legislative Assembly appointed in writing by the\nSpeaker, acting in accordance with the advice of the Premier;\n(e)\none member of the Legislative Assembly appointed in writing by the\nSpeaker, acting in accordance with the advice of the Leader of the\nOpposition; and\n(f)\nthe Clerk of the Legislative Assembly (ex-officio, non-voting).\n(3) The Speaker shall be the chairperson of the Council.\n(4) The Council shall elect a member, not including the Clerk, to act as chairperson\nof the Council, in the absence of the Speaker.\n(5) The Clerk shall be the secretary to the Council and, in the absence of the Clerk,\nthe chairperson shall designate another member of staff to act as secretary.\n\nClause 6\nLegislative Assembly (Management) Bill, 2020\n\nPage 12\nIntroduced\nc\n\n(6) Where a member participates in the exercise of the powers or the carrying out\nof the functions of the Commission, neither the Council nor any member shall\nbe liable in damages for anything done or omitted in the discharge of their\nrespective functions or duties unless it is shown that the act or omission was\nnegligent or in bad faith.\n(7) The Commission shall indemnify a member against all claims, damages, costs,\ncharges or expenses incurred by that member in the discharge or purported\ndischarge of the member\u2019s functions or duties under this Law except claims,\ndamages, costs, charges or expenses caused by the negligence or bad faith of\nthat member.\n6.\nThe Chief Officer\n6.\n(1) The Clerk shall be the Chief Officer of the Commission and shall be an\nemployee of the Commission.\n(2) The Chief Officer shall be supervised in the performance of the Chief Officer\u2019s\nduties by the Speaker.\n(3) Subject to section 21, after the commencement of this Law, the Chief Officer\nshall be appointed by the Speaker acting in accordance with the decision of the\nCouncil.\n(4) Before appointing a Chief Officer, the Council shall be satisfied that the person\nto be appointed has the necessary skills, knowledge and integrity to carry out\nthe duties required of the position concerned in a highly competent and\npolitically neutral manner.\n(5) The Chief Officer shall be employed at such remuneration and on such terms\nand conditions as are equivalent to those of a Chief Officer under the Public\nService Management Law (2018 Revision).\n(6) The Chief Officer shall be entrusted with the day to day administration of the\nCommission to the extent of the authority delegated to the Chief Officer by the\nCouncil.\n(7) The Chief Officer shall be answerable to the Council for the acts and decisions\nmade in carrying the Chief Officer\u2019s services to the Council.\n(8) The Public Service Management Law (2018 Revision) shall apply to the powers,\nduties and functions of the Chief Officer, except where that Law conflicts\nwith \u2014\n(a)\nthis Law;\n(b) the Legislative Assembly (Immunities, Powers and Privileges) Law (2015\nRevision); and\n(c)\nthe Legislative Assembly Standing Orders (2018 Consolidation),\n\nLegislative Assembly (Management) Bill, 2020\nClause 7\n\nc\nIntroduced\nPage 13\n\nin which case those latter laws and the orders shall prevail to the extent of the\ninconsistency.\n(9) In the appointment, supervision  and termination of the Chief Officer the\nSpeaker, acting in accordance with the decision of the Council, shall exercise\nthe powers, duties and functions assigned to appointing officers under the Public\nService Management Law (2018 Revision), but only where the context applies.\n7.\nVacation of office by member\n7.\n(1) A member who holds office under section 5(2)(a) to (c) shall vacate office where\nthe member \u2014\n(a)\nresigns his or her office as the Speaker, Premier or the Leader of the\nOpposition;\n(b) resigns as member of the Legislative Assembly, or otherwise ceases to be\na member of the Legislative Assembly; or\n(c)\nis disqualified as a member of the Legislative Assembly pursuant to\nsection 62 of the Constitution.\n(2) A member of the Council who holds office under section 5(2)(d) or (e) ceases\nto be a member of the Council if one of the following events occurs \u2014\n(a)\nthe appointment is rescinded by the person making the appointment and\nthe person making the appointment resolves to appoint to the Council,\ninstead of that member, another member of the Legislative Assembly;\n(b) the appointed  member ceases to be a Member of the Legislative Assembly\nbefore the Legislative Assembly is dissolved or expires; or\n(c)\nthe appointed member fails to comply with his or her obligations under\nsection 9.\n(3) An appointed member may, by written notice to the chairperson of the Council,\nresign the office at any time.\n(4) Members of the Council immediately before the dissolution of the Legislative\nAssembly continue to hold office until the first meeting of the Legislative\nAssembly after the general election of its members.\n8.\nMeetings and decisions of the Council\n8.\n(1) The chairperson shall summon regular meetings of the Council as often as may\nbe required, but not less frequently than once in three months, and shall summon\nextraordinary meetings when required to do so in accordance with rules made\nunder section 22.\n(2) At a meeting of the Council, the chairperson of the Council or, if the chairperson\nis not present, the member selected by the members present to act as temporary\nchairperson shall preside at the meeting.\n\nClause 9\nLegislative Assembly (Management) Bill, 2020\n\nPage 14\nIntroduced\nc\n\n(3) At every meeting of the Council, a quorum shall consist of four members, and\ndecisions shall be adopted by a simple majority of the votes of the members\npresent and voting.\n(4) The Council may act notwithstanding that a vacancy exists among the appointed\nmembers and shall have power to \u2014\n(a)\nact by sub-committee; and\n(b) delegate any of its duties and powers from time to time to such subcommittees and to any of their members and to the staff and agents of the\nCommission.\n(5) A delegation under subsection (4)(a) or (b) is revocable at will and does not\nprevent the exercise by the Council of any duties or powers so delegated.\n(6) For the purposes of this Law, a member shall be deemed to be present at a\nmeeting of the Council if the member has access to the meeting by conference\ntelephone or by some other conference facility.\n(7) The chairperson shall call an extraordinary meeting of the Council, if requested\nto do so in writing by three members, and such request shall include a statement\nof the agenda proposed for the meeting.\n(8) Subject to this Law, the Council may regulate its own procedure.\n(9) The Council may invite anyone, including members of the Legislative Assembly\nwho are not members of the Council, public officers or any member of the public\nto attend any meeting of the Council and to participate in such meeting or to\nprovide information to the Council on any of the functions of the Council as set\nout in section 4(1).\n9.\nConflicts and pecuniary interest of member\n9.\n(1) If a member has a conflict or pecuniary interest, direct or indirect, in any\ncontract, proposed contract, licence or other matter and is present at a meeting\nof the Council at which the contract, proposed contract, licence or other matter\nis the subject of consideration, the member shall, at the meeting and as soon as\npracticable after its commencement \u2014\n(a)\ndisclose the fact;\n(b) not take part in the consideration or discussion of the contract, proposed\ncontract, licence or other matter or vote on any question with respect to it;\nand\n(c)\nbe excluded from the meeting for the duration of the consideration,\ndiscussion and voting procedure.\n(2) A disclosure under subsection (1) shall be recorded in the minutes of the\nCouncil.\n\nLegislative Assembly (Management) Bill, 2020\nClause 10\n\nc\nIntroduced\nPage 15\n\n(3) No act or proceeding of the Council shall be questioned on the ground that a\nmember has contravened this section.\n10.\nConflicts and pecuniary interests for the purposes of section 9\n10. (1) For the purposes of section 9, a member shall be treated, subject to subsection\n(2) and to section 11, as having a conflict or indirectly a pecuniary interest in a\ncontract, proposed contract, licence or other matter if \u2014\n(a)\nthe member, or any nominee of the member, is a member of a company or\nother body with which the contract was made or is proposed to be made or\nwhich has a direct pecuniary interest in the licence or other matter under\nconsideration;\n(b) the member is a partner, or is in the employment, of a person with whom\nthe contract was made or is proposed to be made or who has a direct\npecuniary interest in the licence or other matter under consideration; or\n(c)\nthe member or any partner of the member is a professional adviser to a\nperson who has a direct or indirect pecuniary interest in a contract,\nproposed contract, licence or other matter.\n(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to membership of or employment under any\npublic body.\n11.\nRemoval or exclusion of disability, etc.\n11. (1) The Legislative Assembly may, in the public interest and subject to such\nconditions as it may think fit, appoint persons to act as members for any\nspecified period, in any case in which the number of members disabled by\nsection 9 at any one time would be so great a proportion of the whole as to\nimpede the transaction of business.\n(2) Nothing in section 9 precludes any member from taking part in the consideration\nor discussion of, or voting on, any question whether an application should be\nmade to the Legislative Assembly for the exercise of the powers conferred by\nsubsection (1).\n(3) Section 9 shall not apply to an interest in a contract, proposed contract, licence\nor other matter which a member has as a member of the public or to an interest\nin any matter relating to the terms on which the right to participate in any service\nis offered to the public.\n(4) Where a member has an indirect pecuniary interest in a contract, proposed\ncontract, licence or other matter by reason only of a beneficial interest in\nsecurities of a company or other body, and \u2014\n(a)\nthe nominal value of those securities does not exceed one thousand dollars\nor one-thousandth of the total nominal value of the issued share capital of\nthe company or other body, whichever is the lesser; and\n\nClause 12\nLegislative Assembly (Management) Bill, 2020\n\nPage 16\nIntroduced\nc\n\n(b) if the share capital is of more than one class, the total nominal value of\nshares of any one class in which he has a beneficial interest does not exceed\none-thousandth of the total issued share capital of that class,\nsection 9 shall not prohibit the member from taking part in the consideration or\ndiscussion of the contract, proposed contract, licence or other matter or from\nvoting on any question with respect to it, without prejudice, however, to the\nmember\u2019s duty to disclose his or her interest.\n12.\nPower to appoint staff, etc.\n12. (1) The Chief Officer shall be responsible for employing, at such remuneration and\non such terms and conditions, including retirement medical benefits, as are\nequivalent to those set out under the Public Service Management Law (2018\nRevision), such staff as the Council considers necessary to carry out the\nfunctions of the Commission.\n(2) The Chief Officer shall be responsible for engaging persons under contract for\nservices, at such remuneration and on such terms and conditions as are\nequivalent to those set out under the Public Service Management Law (2018\nRevision), for professional, technical or other assistance as the Council\nconsiders necessary to carry out the functions of the Commission.\n(3) The Chief Officer, who shall manage the staff of the Commission, shall have\nthe same powers, duties and functions as relate to chief officers under Part VII\nof the Public Service Management Law (2018 Revision), including the power to\nappoint, promote, discipline, transfer, terminate and retire staff; and the Chief\nOfficer shall comply with all relevant procedures under that Law as relate to the\nexercise of such powers, duties and functions.\n13.\nStructure of the Commission\n13. (1) The Council, shall, by Order \u2014\n(a)\nprescribe the executive, management and administrative structure of the\nCommission for the necessary discharge of the functions of the\nCommission;\n(b) amend Schedule 1 which sets out the salaries, allowances or other benefits\nof  the elected members of the Cabinet, of the other elected members of\nthe Legislative Assembly, and of the Speaker; and\n(c)\namend Schedule 2 which sets out the allowances for elected members of\nCayman Brac and Little Cayman, for constituency offices and for the\noffice of the Leader of the Opposition.\n(2) An Order under subsection (1) may be amended by the Commission and any\nOrder or its amendment shall be subject to the affirmative resolution procedure.\n\nLegislative Assembly (Management) Bill, 2020\nClause 14\n\nc\nIntroduced\nPage 17\n\nPART 3 - FINANCIAL MATTERS\n14.\nChief Officer and accounts\n14. (1) The Chief Officer shall be responsible and accountable to the Council for \u2014\n(a)\nthe budget voted by the Legislative Assembly for the work of the\nCommission; and\n(b) all monies paid into the Commission.\n(2) The Chief Officer shall prepare in each financial year an estimate, and where\nnecessary, a supplementary estimate of \u2014\n(a)\nthe expenditure of the Commission; and\n(b) any other expenditure incurred by the Commission in providing any\nservice to the Legislative Assembly or to members of the Legislative\nAssembly.\n(3) The Chief Officer shall as soon as possible after the preparation of an estimate\nof the expenditure referred to in subsection (2), first submit the estimate to the\nCouncil for approval and thereafter to the Minister of Finance.\n15.\nFees paid into the general revenue\n15. All fees and other sums payable to the Commission for services and products\nprovided by the Commission shall be paid into the general revenue of the\nGovernment.\n16.\nAccounts and audit\n16. (1) The Commission shall keep accounts of its financial transactions in such form\nand manner as accord with the Public Management and Finance Law (2018\nRevision) and any other relevant Law.\n(2) The Commission shall in carrying out its financial functions \u2014\n(a)\nmake its decisions in accordance with the budget process established by\nthe Cabinet under section 17 of the Public Management and Finance Law\n(2018 Revision); and\n(b) ensure that its decisions are consistent with the principles of responsible\nfinancial management set out in section 14(3) of the Public Management\nand Finance Law (2018 Revision).\n(3) The accounts of the Commission shall be audited by the Auditor General in\naccordance with the Public Management and Finance Law (2018 Revision).\n17.\nExpenses\n17. Any expenditure required to be made by virtue of this Law shall be charged on and\npaid out of the general revenue of the Government.\n\nClause 18\nLegislative Assembly (Management) Bill, 2020\n\nPage 18\nIntroduced\nc\n\nPART 4 - GENERAL\n18.\nGrievance procedure\n18. (1) The Council may, by rules made under section 4, establish procedures for\naddressing grievances of staff and those procedures shall be based on\ninternationally accepted grievance procedures.\n(2) For the purposes of this section, a grievance is a matter of concern to a staff\nmember which \u2014\n(a)\nrelates to workplace conditions or safety, the behaviour of a member of the\nCommission, a member of the Legislative Assembly or another staff\nmember in the workplace; and\n(b) the staff member wishes to be addressed through a formal grievance\nprocess rather than directly through informal interaction with the person\nagainst whom the staff member has raised a complaint of grievance.\n19.\nAppeal to the Civil Service Appeals Commission by staff\n19. (1) The Civil Service Appeals Commission shall hear appeals from staff in\naccordance with this section.\n(2) Subject to this section, the Civil Service Appeals Commission shall follow the\nprocedure set out in the Public Service Management Law (2018 Revision) in\nrelation to the hearing of appeals from staff members.\n(3) Subject to subsection (4), a staff member may appeal to the Civil Service\nAppeals Commission about any decision of the Chief Officer made under this\nLaw in relation to that staff member.\n(4) An appeal by a staff member shall be limited to any decision of a Chief Officer\nwhich may be the subject of an appeal to the Civil Service Appeals Commission\nunder Part VII of the Public Service Management Law (2018 Revision).\n(5) Where a staff member makes an appeal under subsection (2), the staff member\nshall provide evidence to the Civil Service Appeals Commission to show that\nthe Chief Officer has acted in an unfair or biased manner, or in a manner\ninconsistent with the proper carrying out of any power, duty or function by the\nChief Officer in relation to that staff member and its decision shall be final.\n(6) The Civil Service Appeals Commission shall, within thirty days, render a\ndecision and such decision shall be based on the information provided by the\nstaff member together with information provided by the Chief Officer or any\nother information that the Civil Service Appeals Commission considers\nrelevant.\n(7) Where the decision being appealed against involves dismissal or other\ntermination of employment, the Civil Service Appeals Commission may, before\n\nLegislative Assembly (Management) Bill, 2020\nClause 20\n\nc\nIntroduced\nPage 19\n\nhearing the matter in full and rendering a final decision thereon, make such\ninterim orders as it thinks fit including \u2014\n(a)\ntemporary reinstatement of the appellant; and\n(b) placing the staff member on suspension on such terms and conditions as it\nthinks fit.\n20.\nRight of appeal by Chief Officer\n20. (1) The Civil Service Appeals Commission shall hear appeals from the Chief\nOfficer in accordance with this section.\n(2) Subject to subsection (3), the Chief Officer may appeal to the Civil Service\nAppeals Commission about any decision of the Speaker made under this Law\nin relation to the Chief Officer, and must do so within thirty days of a decision\nbeing notified.\n(3) An appeal by the Chief Officer shall be limited to any one or more of the\nfollowing decisions of the Speaker, that is to say a decision relating to \u2014\n(a)\nthe remuneration of the Chief Officer;\n(b) the dismissal and early retirement of the Chief Officer;\n(c)\nthe annual performance assessment of the Chief Officer; and\n(d) the calculation of the performance component of the remuneration of the\nChief Officer.\n(4) The Civil Service Appeals Commission shall rule on the appeal referred to in\nsubsection (1) and make a recommendation to the Commission within thirty\ndays of the appeal being lodged; and its recommendation shall be based on the\ninformation provided by the appellant together with information provided by\nthe Speaker, and any other information that the Commission considers relevant.\n(5) The Commission shall act upon the recommendation referred to in subsection\n(4) as it sees fit.\n(6) Where the Chief Officer makes an appeal under subsection (1), the Chief Officer\nshall provide evidence to the Civil Service Appeals Commission to show that\nthe Speaker has acted in an unfair or biased manner, or in a manner which is\ninconsistent with the requirements relating to the decision appealed against.\n21.\nTransition of public officers to staff of the Commission\n21. (1) A person who is appointed or purported to be appointed prior to the date of the\ncommencement of this Law as a public officer of the Legislative Assembly shall\nbe deemed on that date to have been lawfully appointed by the Council.\n(2) A person who is appointed or purported to be appointed prior to the date of the\ncommencement of this Law to the post of Clerk of the Legislative Assembly\nshall be deemed, on that date, to have been lawfully appointed by the Council.\n\nClause 22\nLegislative Assembly (Management) Bill, 2020\n\nPage 20\nIntroduced\nc\n\n(3) After the commencement date of this Law, and subject to subsection (4), a\nperson who, immediately prior to such date was a public officer of the\nLegislative Assembly and held office at that date (including the Chief Officer),\nmay, at that person\u2019s option, exercisable in accordance with subsection (4), state\nwhether or not the person wishes to be employed by the Commission.\n(4) The option referred to in subsection (3) is exercisable by the person referred to\nin that subsection giving notice in writing of the option to the Chief Officer\nwithin nine months of the commencement of this Law.\n(5) A person referred to in this section who exercises the option to be employed by\nthe Commission, shall, from one year of the date of commencement of this Law,\nbe employed by the Commission and the employment of that person as a public\nofficer of the Legislative Assembly shall for all purposes be deemed to be\ncontinuous service in the service of the Commission.\n(6) Where a person referred to in this section exercises the option not to be\nemployed by the Commission, the provisions of the Public Service Management\nLaw (2018 Revision) and the Personnel Regulations (2019 Revision) which\nrelate to redundancy shall apply to that person.\n22.\nRules regulating Council's internal procedure\n22. The Council may, subject to this Law, make such rules as it thinks fit to regulate its\nown internal procedure.\n23.\nRegulations by Cabinet\n23. (1) The Cabinet, after consultation with the Commission, may make regulations\nconsistent with this Law prescribing anything which by this Law is to be or may\nbe prescribed and generally for the better carrying out of its purposes and\nprovisions.\n(2) Regulations made under this Law are subject to the affirmative resolution\nprocedure.\n24.\nBinding of the Crown\n24. This Law binds the Crown.\n\nLegislative Assembly (Management) Bill, 2020\nSCHEDULE 1\n\nc\nIntroduced\nPage 21\n\n SCHEDULE 1\n(Section 13)\nSALARIES, ALLOWANCES AND OTHER BENEFITS OF MEMBERS\nOF THE CABINET AND ELECTED MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE\nASSEMBLY\n\nPosition\nStarting Grade and Pt\nRules\nPremier\nA\nEarns 10% more in base\nsalary than the Deputy\nGovernor and receives\nan increment for every\nfour-year term completed\nas Premier.\nDeputy Premier\n\nA\nEarns 5% more in base\nsalary than the Deputy\nGovernor.\nSpeaker\nB 4\nEarns one increment for\nevery four-year term\ncompleted as Speaker.\nMinister\nB 1\nEarns\nbase\nMinister\nSalary (i.e. Grade B) plus\none increment for each\nfour-year term completed\nas a Minister but shall not\nearn\nmore\nthan\nthe\nDeputy Governor.\n\nIn\naddition,\nat\nthe\ndiscretion of the Premier,\nmay\nearn\nadditional\nincrements on Grade B,\nbut shall not earn more\nthan\nthe\nDeputy\nGovernor.\nLeader of the\nOpposition\nC 1\nEarns base Leader of the\nOpposition Salary (i.e.\nGrade\nC)\nplus\none\nincrement for each fouryear term completed as\nthe\nLeader\nof\nthe\nOpposition.\n\nSCHEDULE 1\nLegislative Assembly (Management) Bill, 2020\n\nPage 22\nIntroduced\nc\n\nDeputy Speaker\nD 1\nEarns base MLA Salary\n(i.e. Grade D) plus one\nincrement for each fouryear term completed as\nan MLA.\n\nEarns an allowance of\n2.5% of monthly salary\neach\nmonth,\nwhile\nserving\nas\nDeputy\nSpeaker.\nDeputy Leader of the\nOpposition\nD 1\nEarns base MLA Salary\n(i.e. Grade D) plus one\nincrement for each fouryear term completed as\nan MLA.\n\nEarns an allowance of\n2.5% of monthly salary\nfor serving as Deputy\nLeader of the Opposition.\nCouncillor\nD 1\nEarns base MLA Salary\n(i.e. Grade D) plus one\nincrement for each fouryear term completed as\nan MLA.\n\nEarns a duty allowance\nbetween\n$1,000\nand\n$2,000 per month, at the\ndiscretion of the Premier,\nbut shall not earn more\nthan a Minister.\nMLA\u2019s\nD 1\nEarns base MLA Salary\n(i.e. Grade D) plus one\nincrement for each fouryear term completed as\nan MLA.\n\nLegislative Assembly (Management) Bill, 2020\nSCHEDULE 2\n\nc\nIntroduced\nPage 23\n\n SCHEDULE 2\n(Section 13)\nMLA CONSTITUENCY ALLOWANCE; ALLOWANCES FOR THE\nOFFICES OF THE LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION AND FOR\nELECTED MEMBERS OF CAYMAN BRAC AND LITTLE CAYMAN\nConstituency Allowance\nThe Constituency Allowance covers costs of facilitating access by constituents including\noffice expenses (e.g. rent, utilities, supplies, and maintenance).\n\nThe constituency allowance is $4,000 per month per elected Member of the Legislative\nAssembly.\nOffice Allowance for the Leader of the Opposition\nThe Office Allowance for the Leader of the Opposition covers the cost of office expenses\n(e.g. rent, utilities, supplies, and maintenance).\n\nThe office allowance is $2,500 per month for the Leader of the Opposition.\n\nAllowance for Cayman Brac and Little Cayman Representatives\nThere are two components to the allowance for Cayman Brac and Little Cayman\nRepresentatives and the allowance is $4,000 per month.\nThe two components and their corresponding maximum amounts per month are as\nfollows \u2014\nAccommodation - $2,500\nTransportation - $1,500.\nPassed by the Legislative Assembly the       day of                           , 2020.\n\nSpeaker\n\nClerk of the Legislative Assembly","akn_extracted_at":"2026-06-22 15:41:26.552426+00","cms_id":"2020-0049","law_type":"bill","year":"2020","number":"49","title":"Defence Act","status":"bill"},"provenance":{"files":[{"file_id":"7046","expr_id":"2247","kind":"akn_xml","filename":"2020-0049.akn.xml","source_url":null,"storage_path":"\/Users\/q\/kyleg-data\/working\/BILLS\/2020\/2020-0049\/2020-0049.akn.xml","content_md5":"d64d6a51de6464e53f63bb76c53bbc0f","byte_size":"43744","http_last_modified":null,"fetched_at":"2026-06-22 15:41:26.732828+00"},{"file_id":"4493","expr_id":"2247","kind":"pristine_pdf","filename":"2020-0049.pdf","source_url":"\/cms\/images\/LEGISLATION\/BILLS\/2020\/2020-0049\/2020-0049.pdf","storage_path":"\/Users\/q\/kyleg-data\/pristine\/BILLS\/2020\/2020-0049\/2020-0049.pdf","content_md5":"27d48ae94c5b033b3b9d25da3b127174","byte_size":"967229","http_last_modified":null,"fetched_at":"2026-06-16 04:01:11.317437+00"},{"file_id":"4494","expr_id":"2247","kind":"working_pdf","filename":"2020-0049.pdf","source_url":"\/cms\/images\/LEGISLATION\/BILLS\/2020\/2020-0049\/2020-0049.pdf","storage_path":"\/Users\/q\/kyleg-data\/working\/BILLS\/2020\/2020-0049\/2020-0049.pdf","content_md5":"27d48ae94c5b033b3b9d25da3b127174","byte_size":"967229","http_last_modified":null,"fetched_at":"2026-06-16 04:01:11.317437+00"}],"paragraph_count":16,"latest_history":null},"quality":{"expr_id":"2247","doc_id":"2247","quality_state":"known_issue","quality_score":"47","needs_human_review":"t","deterministic_categories":"{commencement_metadata_problem,duplicate_text,page_header_footer_noise,title_mismatch}","llm_categories":"{}","repair_actions":"{collapse_duplicate_text,strip_page_furniture,verify_commencement_metadata,verify_title_metadata}","finding_severity_counts":"{\"low\": 1, \"high\": 1, \"medium\": 2}","finding_summary":"stored title is not visible in the opening extracted text; 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