• Chair: Gary Bonnell
• Coordinator: Dave Forrester
• Members: Peter Cain, Gary Corbett, Kresho Galovich, Bobby Gillis, Don Hindy, George Klinowski, Wayne Rogers, Ed Taje, Pleman Woodland, Dave Young
• A representative from Labour: Bobby Gillis

PROVISIONAL SCOPE

• Comparative review of Canadian legislation and international references
• Identify commonalities and principal differences
• Explain regional differences (as applicable)
• Prepare as a deliverable Summary Report

PROVISIONAL SCHEDULE OF TASKS

• Working Group
  • Agree composition (see above)
    - August 12/04
• A Legislative Review
  • Complete a review of Canadian regulations and references [BC, Alberta, Nova Scotia, Federal (CBDC)]
    - by September 30/04
  • Complete a review of US CFR 30 against the Canadian review
    - by October 31/04
• Analysis of Review
  • Identify commonalities & differences
    - by November 30/04
• Explain Regional Differences (as applicable)
  • draft a summary comparative report
    - by December 31/04
• Prepare and Distribute a Working Draft
  • working draft to stakeholders,
    - sent out by January 14/05
    - feed-back by Feb 28/05
• Present an Update to the Chiefs
  • finalize the draft for distribution
    - by March 31/05
  • for discussion at Chiefs Annual Meeting in May/05

DJF/GWB Aug 12/04

1) Sub-tasks for the Legislative Review (ref. Proposal, Aug 12/04)

• review of Canadian regulations and references
  - by September 30/04
• review US CFR 30 against the Canadian review
  - by October 31/04

2) Sub-tasks for the Review of Canadian Regulations

Review of Canadian regulations and references

• Setting-up an excel spreadsheet format for the comparison
  - P. Cain by August 31, 2004
• Inserting the basic headings and subheadings and Code references from the Health, Safety & Reclamation Code for Mines in British Columbia, by the B.C. Ministry of Energy & Mines - Mining Division, 2003
  - P. Cain & D. Forrester by September 7, 2004
• Review the initial spreadsheet as a basis for subsequent comparison
  - Working Group (G. Bonnell / P. Cain / G. Corbett / D. Forrester / K.Galovich / B. Gillis / D. Hindy / W. Rogers / E.Taje / P. Woodland / D. Young) by September 10, 2004
• Incorporation of agreed comments into spreadsheet
  - D. Forrester by September 14, 2004
• Parallel insertion of text into the spreadsheet for Alberta, Nova Scotia and Federal regulations
  - G. Bonnell / G. Corbett / D. Young by October 1, 2004
• Review the Canadian spreadsheet as a basis for subsequent analysis
  - Working Group (BC - K. Galovich / E. Taje; Alta - D. Hindy / P. Cain; All - G. Bonnell / G. Corbett / D. Young; NS - P. Woodland / D. Forrester / B. Gillis; Fed - W. Rogers / D. Forrester / B. Gillis) by October 8, 2004

3) Sub-tasks for review US CFR 30

• Review US CFR 30 against the Canadian review
  - by October 31/04
• Insertion of US CFR 30 of text into the spreadsheet
  - G. Bonnell / G. Corbett / D. Young by October 22, 2004
• Review the North American (Canada+USA) spreadsheet as a basis for subsequent analysis
  - Working Group (K. Galovich / E. Taje / D. Hindy / P. Cain / G. Bonnell / G. Corbett / D. Young / P. Woodland / D. Forrester) by October 29, 2004

DJF Aug 31, 2004 (edited by GB Sept 22, 2004)