Rules & Procedures

Committee

Business

The Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures was established by the 19th Legislative Assembly on December 10, 2019. Mr. O'Reilly, the MLA for Frame Lake was elected as Chair of the Committee on December 11, 2019. Mr. Simpson, the MLA for Hay River South was elected as the Deputy Chair on the same date. Unlike the other Standing Committees of the Assembly, Rules and Procedures includes members of the Executive Council as members of the Committee.

For more information please contact the Clerk of the Committee:

Glen Rutland
867-767-9130;12025

Members

Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake	Rocky Simpson Hay River South	Shane Thompson Nahendeh	Jackie Jacobson Nunakput
Steve Norn Tu Nedhé - Wiilideh

Chair: Kevin O’Reilly
Deputy Chair: Rocky Simpson

Jackie Jacobson
Steve Norn
Hon. Shane Thompson

Alternates:

Julie Green

Rylund Johnson

Hon. R.J. Simpson

Clerk: Glen Rutland
Advisor: Stephen Dunbar
Support: Crystal Cockney

About

About:

The Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures inquires into matters referred to it by the Legislative Assembly, the Honourable Speaker, or the Board of Management. The committee will also:

Review the reports of the Chief Electoral Officer on the conduct of elections, plebiscites, or votes conducted in the Northwest Territories in accordance with statute;
Review, as necessary or appropriate, the annual and other reports of the Integrity Commissioner;
Review and make recommendations on the implications and impacts that the implementation of self-government agreements will have on the powers, structures and procedures of the Legislative Assembly; and
Review and make recommendations relating to the Code of Conduct for Members of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly.

Agendas

Title	Materials	Date
RP-01-19-19 Agenda, December 11, 2019	Record of Proceedings	Dec 09, 2019

Reports & News Releases

Committee Reports

Report	Date
Report on the Review of Bill 56: Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act and Draft Code of Conduct	Aug 15, 2019
Briefing Note Bill 56 An Act to Amend the Legislative Assembly and the Executive Council Act No. 2	Jun 20, 2019
Draft Code of Conduct for Members of the Legislative Assembly of the NWT	Mar 11, 2019
Report on the Review of the Chief Electoral Officer’s Report on the Administration of the 2015 Territorial General Election, Supplementary Recommendations and the White Paper on the Independence and Accountability of Election Administration in the NWT	Oct 17, 2017
Report on the Review of Standing Committee Public Engagement and Transparency	May 30, 2017
You are Standing for Your People: Report on the Review of the Members’ Conduct Guidelines	Feb 28, 2017
Interim Report on the Review of Standing Committee Public Engagement and Transparency	Nov 01, 2016
Interim Report on the Review of Members’ Conduct Guidelines	Oct 25, 2016
Report on the Review of the Establishment of a Mid -Term Review Process	Oct 18, 2016
Report on the Review of the Auxiliary Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on Issues Arising from the 2011 General Election	Jun 04, 2014
Report on the Review of the Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the Administration of the 2011 Election	Mar 13, 2013
Report on the Use of Tablet Computers in Formal Session of the Legislative Assembly	Nov 06, 2012
Report on the Introduction of Electronic Petitions in the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories	Jun 14, 2012
Report on the Use of Tablet Computers in the Legislative Assembly	Feb 08, 2012
Report on the Use of Laptop Computers and Hand-Held Electronic Devices in the Legislative Assembly	May 19, 2010
Report on On-Line Petitions	May 19, 2010
Auxiliary Report on the Review of the Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the Administration of the 2007 Election	May 27, 2009
Report on the Review of the Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the Administration of the 2007 Election	Mar 11, 2009
Report on the Use of Laptop Computers and Blackberry Devices in the Legislative Assembly	Feb 11, 2009

News Releases

	Date
Have Your Say on A New Code of Conduct for MLAs	May 30, 2019
Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures to Present Report on Review of Members’ Conduct Guidelines	Feb 28, 2017