Acts and Regulations

2000-63 - Funding of Safety Associations

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Current to 1 January 2024
NEW BRUNSWICK
REGULATION 2000-63
under the
Workers’ Compensation Act
(O.C. 2000-622)
Filed December 19, 2000
Under section 79.4 of the Workers’ Compensation Act, the Lieutenant-Governor in Council makes the following Regulation:
Citation
1This Regulation may be cited as the Funding of Safety Associations Regulation - Workers’ Compensation Act.
Definitions
2In this Regulation
“Act” means the Workers’ Compensation Act;(Loi)
“safety association” means a safety association designated by the Commission under subsection 79.2(3) of the Act;(association de sécurité)
“year” means calendar year.(année)
Application for assistance
3(1)When applying for financial assistance under section 79.2 of the Act, a safety association shall provide, to the satisfaction of the Commission,
(a) a completed application, on a form provided by the Commission,
(b) a business plan for the safety programs to be offered by the association, and
(c) such other information as may be required by the Commission.
3(2)An application for financial assistance and a business plan shall be
(a) approved by the board of directors of the safety association before submission to the Commission, and
(b) submitted to the Commission no later than the first day of June of the year preceding the year for which the assistance is requested.
Preliminary requirements
4The board of directors of a safety association that applies for financial assistance under section 79.2 of the Act shall be so constituted that it includes
(a) employers, representatives of employer associations and representatives of either workers or unions in the industry in which the safety association is to conduct its activities and programs, and
(b) a non-voting representative appointed by the Commission.
Contents of business plan
5(1)A business plan shall contain sufficient information for the Commission to ascertain
(a) that a primary objective and purpose of the safety association is to promote education and training in accident prevention in the industry in which the member employers are engaged, and
(b) that the safety association has well-supported and credible objectives, plans and budgets sufficient to provide effective education and training in accident prevention.
5(2)A business plan shall contain the following:
(a) an overview of the objectives for the coming year;
(b) a summary of the programs to support the stated objectives;
(c) the measures that will be used to demonstrate the achievement of the stated objectives;
(d) a breakdown of costs and revenues for the coming year, including
(i) salaries and benefits,
(ii) consulting costs,
(iii) travel expenses,
(iv) cost of facilities, supplies and materials,
(v) specific program-related expenditures,
(vi) capital expenditures and amortization,
(vii) revenue from courses, publications, special services and other sources,
(viii) where applicable, commitments beyond the current or coming year, and
(ix) any other relevant information; and
(e) any anticipated changes to the administrative or structural organization of the safety association, or to its bylaws.
Contents of business plan
6(1)After the first business plan of a safety association is accepted and approved by the Commission, each subsequent business plan submitted by the association shall include a report of the results to date of each program or activity committed to in the previous business plan.
6(2)A report of the year’s results to date under subsection (1) shall
(a) provide information on how courses and programs originated and their target outcomes,
(b) quantify progress towards objectives and project results to the year’s end, having regard to
(i) courses developed and delivered,
(ii) number of students attending,
(iii) percentage increase or decrease from the previous year,
(iv) other major programs or publications developed,
(v) conferences coordinated,
(vi) programs conducted with other safety and injury associations, and
(vii) injury reduction initiatives,
(c) provide unaudited financial results to date, having regard to
(i) budgeted expenditures and actual expenditures,
(ii) major variances from the budgeted expenditures, with explanations for the variance, and any year end variance forecasted, and
(iii) additional revenues received by the association with any restrictions noted, and
(d) state any significant changes in the administrative or structural organization of the safety association, or to its bylaws.
Reporting requirements
7(1)A safety association that receives financial assistance under section 79.2 of the Act shall provide the following to the Commission:
(a) a half-yearly financial report showing
(i) budgeted expenses and actual expenses,
(ii) an explanation of any major variance of actual expenses from budgeted expenses, and
(iii) any additional revenues received with restrictions or co-funding requirements; and
(b) an independently audited financial statement of the association for the previous year’s operations.
7(2)A report under paragraph (1)(a) shall be provided within sixty days after the end of each half-year.
7(3)A statement under paragraph (1)(b) shall be provided no later than thirtieth day of June following the year to which the statement relates.
Sharing of information
8A safety association that receives financial assistance under section 79.2 of the Act shall report on its activities at an annual meeting of its members.
Majority of employers
9For the purposes of paragraph 79.2(2)(a) of the Act, a majority of employers is at least 50% plus one of the employers in the industry.
Payroll subject to assessment
10For the purposes of subsection 79.2(3) of the Act, the majority of employers referred to in section 9 shall represent at least 70% of the total payroll subject to assessment.
N.B. This Regulation is consolidated to December 31, 2000.