Service NL Annual Performance Report 2011-12

Strategic Issue 3: Legislative and Regulatory Review
Goal Three: By March 31, 2014, Service NL will have strengthened the foundation for consumer, worker,
public and environmental protection through an improved legislative and regulatory framework.
Measure: Improved legislative and regulatory framework
Indicators:
· Legislative and regulatory framework reviewed and changes implemented in select areas.
2011-12
OBJECTIVE
Measure
Indicator
Indicator
Indicator
By March 31, 2012, Service NL will have developed a framework for the review
and evaluation of its legislation.
Framework developed.
Detailed legislative inventory completed.
Jurisdictional scan of legislative review processes completed.
Legislative review policy and framework developed.
Results Achieved
The following details the department’s progress toward the achievement of the planned results for 2011-12
as they relate to the strategic issue ‘legislative and regulatory review.’
Detailed legislative inventory completed
The Policy and Strategic Planning Division completed a detailed inventory of the department’s significant
legislative responsibilities in the Fall of 2011. The legislative inventory includes a listing of all amendments,
the date of last overall review or significant amendment and the enactment date of all statutes and
regulations that fall under the primary/sole responsibility of the department, as well as those that are
shared/secondary responsibilities in collaboration with other departments. This legislative inventory is a
living document which is updated as legislation is amended, repealed or newly enacted.
Jurisdictional scan of legislative review processes completed
The Policy and Strategic Planning Division completed a jurisdictional scan of legislative review processes
as part of the research stage in the development of the new Legislative Review Policy. No relevant
legislative review processes were identified in other jurisdictions. Legislative Counsel, the Legislative
Library, and the department’s solicitor with the Department of Justice were consulted.
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