Sentences with phrase «government appointed a panel»

In February, the government appointed a panel headed by Dick Warburton, the former chair of global fuel giant Caltex, to review the renewable energy target.

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The current round of hand - wringing over pensions got its start in late 2007, when the British Columbia and Alberta governments appointed the Joint Expert Panel on Pension Standards to examine the existing retirement system.

Most recently, Annette was appointed Chair of the Federal Government's Expert Panel for the Venture Capital Action Plan.

Earlier this month, I attended yet another panel appointed by this government.

An advantage of appointing an arms - length panel like the one Mr. Mowat is chairing is that the government can pick and choose what recommendations it deems viable, both politically and economically.

The Alberta Government has appointed three wise men to help: Former Governor of The Bank of Canada David Dodge to develop an infrastructure plan, University of Alberta economist Andrew Leach to lead the Climate Change Panel, and ATB CEO Dave Mowat to head up the Royalty Review pPanel, and ATB CEO Dave Mowat to head up the Royalty Review panelpanel.

A panel of nineteen experts appointed by the National Institutes of Health has recommended government funding for conceiving human embryos in the laboratory for the sole purpose of using them as materials for research.

The COOG is a government advisory panel mostly appointed by the governor, and directed by a full - time state employee, Robert Freeman.

One recommendation was that the government should appoint panels of young people to assist them on issues of interest to young people such as job prospects and justice.

There's no time to pass Gov. Andrew Cuomo's plan to redraw legislative boundaries with an independent process, but good - government groups hope a semi-independent panel can be formed to perform the task, even if its members are appointed by legislative leaders.

An independent panel appointed by ministers following their forestry sell - off U-turn has told the government it was right to back down.

Cuomo has appointed Queensbury at - large Supervisor Ron Montesi, a Republican, to the New York State Soil and Water Committee, a panel that advises state government on water and soil conservation issues.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has appointed Queensbury at - large Supervisor Ron Montesi to the New York State Soil and Water Committee, a panel that advises state government on water and soil conservation issues.

A panel from the Second Judicial Department of the state Supreme Court's Appellate Division released the opinion Thursday, upholding the challenge brought by state Sen. Dean Skelos (R - Rockville Centre) against Paterson after the governor appointed Ravitch, a long - time government adviser, to the position last month.

Gov. Mario Cuomo tapped Benjamin to be research director for a panel studying possible changes to the state constitution in the»90s; Spitzer later appointed him to a commission on local government reform.

«I think it's too difficult a job to ask somebody coming from inside state government — with all those previous relationships — to act as an independent individual, and to lead this agency going forward,» said Renzi, who was appointed to the panel by Assembly GOP Leader Brian Kolb.

Emergency legislation will be rushed through Parliament and a Government - appointed arbitration panel will decide on a fair level of compensation for Northern Rock's shareholders when the move is made, although this is likely to pave the way for a legal fight if investors are unhappy with what is offered.

A panel, appointed by the Clinton administration in early 1994 to look into these matters, has so far documented 400 government - backed biomedical experiments involving human exposure to radiation conducted between 1944 and 1975.

Like all the Australian government's special research centres, the centre was reviewed after three years operation by a panel appointed by the Institutional Grants Committee of the Australian Research Council.

All adults in the U.S., including pregnant and postpartum women, should be screened for depression when they visit the doctor, according to new recommendations released by a government - appointed panel.

The government responds with hearings, expert panels, and appointed commissions.

The American Heart Association (AHA) and the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), a government - appointed panel of experts that studies large health questions, also have concerns about the drug's side effects.

He «retired» in 2002 as chief inspector of schools, but since then has led a government review into exam marking; headed the private trust responsible for education in Hackney; and, barely six months ago, was appointed as the chair of a panel to help improve schools in Basildon.

A government - appointed panel on Wednesday (Aug 3) suggested that the CPF introduce a low - cost investment option - known as Lifetime Retirement Investment Scheme (LRIS)- for its members that offers a smaller number of funds, which do not need active management.

When Professor Michael E. Mann's hockey stick graph came under suspicion, Cicerone craftily convened a National Research Council (or NRC — a government - funded scientific consulting company closely affiliated with the NAS) panel to investigate and appointed Professor Gerald R. North of Texas A. and M. University as chairman.

(ii) See Annex VII to Report of the Panel of Experts Appointed pursuant to Security Council resolution 1408 (2002), paragraph 26, concerning Liberia, S / 2002/1115 (iii) The audit contract is the Liberian government's second attempt to comply with an order issued in May by Security Council resolution S / 2002/470, which called for a review of two key government sources of income: the shipping and corporate registries, and the timber industry.

Arthur Petersen of the Dutch environmental - assessment agency, PBL, played a leading role in an audit of IPCC claims which last year detected a distinct tendency to cut the caveats and accentuate the negative when summarising its own work, and takes a keen interest in the panel's workings (he was recently appointed to the Dutch government's delegation).

Even when self - confessed climate sceptic Dick Warburton was appointed to head the review panel of the RET, Hunt reiterated the government's support for this long - standing initiative.

Quentin E. Morgan, a local government law attorney with the full - service law firm of Brinkley Morgan, was recently appointed to the 17th Judicial Circuit Professionalism Panel in Broward County.

Former minister of public safety, health and justice in the Liberal governments of Jean Chrétien and Paul Martin and also a former law professor at the University of Alberta, Anne McLellan most recently was appointed chairwoman of the Task Force on the Legalization and Regulation of Cannabis, the panel that submitted recommendations to the federal government on the design of a new system to legalize, strictly regulate and restrict access to cannabis.

In June 2013, the government appointed a minimum wage advisory panel which prepared a consultation paper asking a number of questions about factors that should be considered in determining the minimum wage.

On July 9, the province released a report prepared by a panel of in - house, law firm lawyers, and law professors appointed by the minister of government and consumer services to consider reform of Ontario's corporate and commercial legislation.

We are appointed to the Crown Commercial Services General Legal Services Panel for Central Government as a Tier 1 Provider.

They included, for the first time, consultations held by a special government - appointed panel, which sought public input on the NEB's recommendation to approve the pipeline.

Burges Salmon has been appointed to Tier 1 of the Government's Crown Commercial Service (CCS) General Legal Services Panel.

«I know that the very experienced and talented Counsel who have been successful in being appointed to the Panel will give the Welsh Government access to an independent pool of considerable legal expertise and experience across the breadth of Welsh Government activity.»

He is appointed Counsel to the Crown (B Panel), Counsel to the Welsh Government (B Panel), and Panel Counsel to the Equality and Human Rights Commission.

We act for HMRC and the Insolvency Service and were recently appointed to Crown Commercial Services General Legal Services Panel for Central Government as a Tier 1 Provider.

On 26th June the Communities Secretary, Sajid Javid MP, appointed an Independent Expert Advisory Panel to advise the Government on any immediate steps to be taken on fire safety... and this is where the controversy starts.

If a complaint is not resolved, it is adjudicated by a panel made up of one or more of its five members — who are federally appointed and all of whom currently have career backgrounds in government or the transportation industry.

CCB hearings are convened by a panel of members of the CCB who are appointed by the provincial government.

(But), both will have to climb down and a solution lies somewhere in between,» said Parekh, who has served as a member of various government appointed committees and advisory panels, including those related to financial services.

The recommendations of the government panel shall be submitted by March and a regulator will be appointed to keep an eye over cryptocurrency trading in India as described by the news outlet.

The government panel is expected to submit its recommendations by March and appoint a regulator to monitor cryptocurrency trading, the news outlet described.

We are the only recruiter to be appointed a Master Vendor on three consecutive panels, and are the longest serving recruiter to the Victorian State Government.

On this understanding, and in the instance that the National Indigenous Representative Body is a government body, it may be appropriate for the Minister for Indigenous Affairs to appoint the panel for the first nomination process.

The former government had appointed a panel of experts to assist in negotiation processes for agreements.

This panel of experts, including mothers, fathers, adoptees and three Senators, were appointed to the Working Group to provide key advice to Government on services and projects to improve support for people who have been affected by forced adoption practices.

To give effect to this commitment, on 23 December 2010 the Australian Government appointed the Expert Panel on Constitutional Recognition of Indigenous Australians (Panel).