Payments in Lieu of Taxes Act

Marginal note:Appointment of members

• 11.1 (1) The Governor in Council shall appoint an advisory panel of at least two members from each province and territory with relevant knowledge or experience to hold office during good behaviour for a term not exceeding three years, which term may be renewed for one or more further terms. The Governor in Council shall name one of the members as Chairperson.

• Marginal note:Removal

  (1.1) A member appointed under subsection (1) may be removed for cause by the Governor in Council.

• Marginal note:Mandate

  (2) The advisory panel shall give advice to the Minister in the event that a taxing authority disagrees with the property value, property dimension or effective rate applicable to any federal property, or claims that a payment should be supplemented under subsection 3(1.1).

• Marginal note:Duties of Chairperson

  (3) The Chairperson shall supervise and direct the operation and functioning of the advisory panel.

• Marginal note:Establishment of divisions

  (4) The Chairperson may establish divisions of the advisory panel, and all or any of the powers, duties and functions of the panel may be exercised or performed by all or any of those divisions.

• Marginal note:Payments to members

  (5) Each member of the advisory panel is entitled to be paid, unless the member is employed in the federal public administration,

  • (a) remuneration in an amount fixed by the Governor in Council for each day or part of a day that the member is performing duties under this Act; and

  • (b) reasonable travel and other expenses incurred in the course of their duties under this Act while absent from their ordinary place of residence.