Board of directors
8(1)The affairs of the Commission shall be administered by a board of directors consisting of the following persons who shall be appointed by the Lieutenant-Governor in Council
(a)
a Chairperson of the board of directors who, in the opinion of the Lieutenant-Governor in Council, is not representative of either workers or employers,
(a.1)
a Vice-Chairperson of the board of directors who, in the opinion of the Lieutenant-Governor in Council, is not representative of either workers or employers,
(b)
four or more persons from among those persons nominated by the board of directors in accordance with paragraph (1.03)(a), and
(c)
four or more persons from among those persons nominated by the board of directors in accordance with paragraph (1.03)(b).
(d)
Repealed: 2008, c.54, s.1
(e)
Repealed: 2000, c.48, s.1
(f)
Repealed: 2014, c.49, s.4
8(1.01)A person may not be appointed as a member of the board of directors unless the person is a resident of New Brunswick.
8(1.02)Before making nominations under this section, the board of directors shall advise the Lieutenant-Governor in Council of
(a)
the skills and qualifications required of the board of directors as a whole in order for the board to carry out its functions, and
(b)
the skills and qualifications required of nominees for the board of directors position or positions to be filled.
8(1.03)In making nominations under this section, the board of directors shall
(a)
for an appointment under paragraph (1)(b), select a person who has been nominated by one or more stakeholders that represent workers,
(b)
for an appointment under paragraph (1)(c), select a person who has been nominated by one or more stakeholders that represent employers,
(c)
use a merit-based and objective approach,
(d)
ensure that the board of directors as a whole has the necessary skills and qualifications to carry out its functions, and
(e)
provide to the Lieutenant-Governor in Council a description of the recruitment, assessment and selection process used and the results of those processes.
8(1.1)The number of persons appointed under paragraph (1)(
b) and the number of persons appointed under paragraph (1)(
c) shall be equal.
8(1.2)The President and Chief Executive Officer of the Commission is, by virtue of his or her office, a non-voting member of the board of directors.
8(2)Other than the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Commission, members of the board of directors shall serve as part-time members and shall be remunerated as prescribed by the Lieutenant-Governor in Council.
8(3)The board of directors may fix the rate for reimbursement of expenses incurred by members of the board of directors while acting on behalf of the Commission.
8(4)Members of the board of directors shall at all times act in the best interest of the Commission notwithstanding the appointment of a member as representative of workers or employers.
1997, c.11, s.1; 2000, c.48, s.1; 2008, c.54, s.1; 2014, c.49, s.4; 2016, c.48, s.2; 2019, c.16, s.6