Conciliation board members, remuneration and expenses
51(1)A conciliation board shall consist of three members appointed in the manner provided in this section.
51(2)When a conciliation board is to be established, the Board shall by notice require each of the parties, within seven days from the receipt of such notice, to nominate one person each to be a member of the conciliation board, and upon receipt of the nominations within those seven days, the Board shall appoint the persons so nominated as members of the conciliation board.
51(3)If either of the parties fails to nominate a person within seven days from the receipt by it of the notice referred to in subsection (2), the Board shall appoint as a member of the conciliation board a person the Board deems fit for the purpose, and such member shall be deemed to have been appointed on the nomination of that party.
51(4)The two members appointed under subsection (2) or (3) shall, within five days after the day on which the second of them was appointed or within such further time as the Board determines, nominate a third person who is ready and willing to act, to be chairman of the conciliation board, and the Board shall thereupon appoint such person as the chairman of the conciliation board.
51(5)If the two members appointed under subsection (2) or (3) fail to make such a nomination within the time fixed or determined under subsection (4), the Board shall forthwith appoint as the chairman of the conciliation board a person the Board deems fit for the purpose.
51(6)Repealed: 1990, c.30, s.9
51(7)The remuneration and expenses of the persons appointed to a conciliation board shall be paid
(a)
in the case of a person nominated by or appointed on behalf of the employer, by the employer,
(b)
in the case of a person nominated by or appointed on behalf of a bargaining agent, by the bargaining agent, and
(c)
in the case of the chairman, one-half by the employer and one-half by the bargaining agent.
1968, c.88, s.51; 1990, c.30, s.9; 1994, c.52, s.5