Expenses and fringe benefits of members
31(1)Members of the Legislative Assembly who are not in receipt of a salary under section 6 of the
Executive Council Act shall be reimbursed for the expenses listed in Schedule A that are incurred in the performance of the members’ duties.
31(2)Members of the Legislative Assembly who are in receipt of a salary under section 6 of the
Executive Council Act shall be reimbursed for the expenses described in section 4 of Schedule A.
31(3)No member of the Legislative Assembly shall be reimbursed for an expenditure that is not claimed within 45 days after the end of the government’s fiscal year.
31(4)The Clerk shall tax the accounts of members of the Legislative Assembly and the Clerk’s decision may be appealed to the Legislative Administration Committee.
31(5)Each member of the Legislative Assembly may participate in and receive benefits under any health, life, disability or other insurance plan available to employees within the public service, in accordance with the terms on which the right to participate and receive benefits may be extended to members.
31(6)For each period of time in a fiscal year referred to in subsection (7), the Clerk shall
(a)
prepare a report containing a detailed account of the expenses referred to in subsection (8) that are paid for that period of time to
(i)
the member of the Legislative Assembly who is the Leader of the Opposition and is paid an allowance under subsection 30(1),
(ii)
the staff of the member referred to in subparagraph (i),
(iii)
the member of the Legislative Assembly who is the leader of a registered political party, other than the party of which the Premier is the leader and the party of the Leader of the Opposition, and is paid an allowance under subsection 30(3), and
(iv)
the staff of the member referred to in subparagraph (iii), and
(b)
prominently publish the report on the website of the Office of the Legislative Assembly within 90 days after the end of the period of time and at the same time make it available for public inspection during normal business hours at the Office of the Legislative Assembly.
31(7)For the purposes of subsection (6), the period of time in a fiscal year is that period of time for which a member of the Legislative Assembly who is in receipt of a salary under section 6 of the
Executive Council Act reports the expenses referred to in subsection (8).
31(8)For the purposes of subsections (6) and (7), the expenses are the categories of expenses that a member of the Legislative Assembly who is in receipt of a salary under section 6 of the
Executive Council Act reports on the website of the Government of New Brunswick.
31(9)For each quarter of a fiscal year, the Clerk shall
(a)
prepare a report containing a detailed account of all expenses paid for that quarter to members under subsections (1) and (2) and sections 32 and 33, and
(b)
prominently publish the report on the website of the Office of the Legislative Assembly within 90 days after the end of the quarter and at the same time make it available for public inspection during normal business hours at the Office of the Legislative Assembly.
31(10)For each fiscal year, the Clerk shall
(a)
prepare a report containing a detailed account of all expenses paid for that fiscal year to members under subsections (1) and (2) and sections 32 and 33, and
(b)
prominently publish the report on the website of the Office of the Legislative Assembly within 90 days after the end of the fiscal year.
R.S.1973, c.L-3, s.30; 1984, c.49, s.3; 1993, c.64, s.9; 2002, c.42, s.1; 2008, c.23, s.7; 2011, c.20, s.3; 2014, c.60, s.1