HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY

BERMUDA

Sitting No. 23 – Friday, 16th March 2018

Order of Business
(Standing Order 14)

(a) 10:00 a.m. House convenes

(b) Prayers.

(c) Confirmation of Minutes Minutes of the 7th March, 2018- to be confirmed

Minutes of the 9th March, 2018- to be confirmed
Minutes of the 12th March, 2018– to be confirmed

(d) Messages from the Governor.

(e) Announcements by the Speaker or Member presiding.

(f) Messages from the Senate.

(g) Papers and other Communications to the House.

“International Cooperation (Tax Information Exchange Agreements) Country-By-Country

Reporting Amendment Regulations 2017” lay for the information of the Honourable House of
Assembly - Hon. E.D.G. Burt

“International Cooperation (Tax Information Exchange Agreements) Common Reporting

Standard Amendment Regulations 2017” lay for the information of the Honourable House of
Assembly - Hon. E.D.G. Burt

“Revenue (Appointment of Customs Area) (Bermuda Mail Processing Centre) Notice 2017” lay
for the information of the Honourable House of Assembly - Hon. E.D.G. Burt

“Real Estate Brokers’ Licensing Regulations 2017” lay for the information of the Honourable
House of Assembly - Hon. E.D.G. Burt

(h) Petitions.

(i) Statements by Ministers and Junior Ministers.

“Ministers and Members of the Legislature (Salaries and Pensions) Review Board” - Hon.
E.D.G. Burt

“Update on the progress of Initial Coin Offering regulation (ICOs)” - Hon. E.D.G. Burt

“Health Workforce Planning” - Hon. K.N. Wilson

“Sugar Tax Consultation Interim Report” - Hon. K.N. Wilson

“All-Terrain Vehicles (ATV's)” - Hon. Lt. Col. D. A. Burch

“The Government Estate” - Hon. Lt. Col. D. A. Burch

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 “100 Jobs” - Hon. W. M. Caines

“The Montgomery Summit 2018” - Hon. W. M. Caines

“Cambridge Representatives Visits to Public Schools” - Hon. D. V. S. Rabain

“Scholarships and Awards for a Diverse Bermuda” - Hon. D. V. S. Rabain

(j) Reports of Committees.

“Parliamentary Committee of House and Grounds Report” – Hon. D.V. Burgess

(k) Question Period.

(l) Congratulatory and /or Obituary Speeches.

(m) Matters of Privilege.

(n) Personal Explanation.

Hon. T.G. Moniz to do a Personal Explanation

(o) Notice of motions for the Adjournment of the House on matters of urgent public
importance.

(p) Introduction of Bills:

(q) Government Bills:

(r) Opposition Bills:

(s) Private Members’ Bills

(t) Notices of Motions:

(u) Orders of the Day:

1. Second Reading: “Customs Tariff Amendment Act 2018”

{Governor’s recommendation signified}
[Minister of Finance]
First Reading: March 7, 2018

2. Consideration of the “Supplementary Estimate No. 2 for Financial Year 2016/17”

[Minister of Finance]
Tabled: March 9, 2018

3. Consideration of the “Supplementary Estimate No. 2 for Financial Year 2017/18”

[Minister of Finance]
Tabled: March 12, 2018

4. Second Reading: “Payroll Tax Amendment Act 2018”

{Governor’s recommendation signified}
[Minister of Finance]
First Reading: March 9, 2018

5. Second Reading: “Partnership, Exempted Partnerships and Limited Partnership

(Beneficial Ownership) Amendment Act 2018”
[Minister of Finance]
First Reading: March 9, 2018

6. Second Reading: “Municipalities Amendment Act 2018”

[Minister of Home Affairs]
First Reading: March 9, 2018

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 7. Second Reading: “Proceeds of Crime (Miscellaneous) Act 2018”
[Minister of Health, Spokesperson for Legal Affairs]
First Reading: March 12, 2018

8. Resolution to be moved by Mr. E.D.G. Burt notice of which was given on

March 12, 2018.

I HEREBY do give notice that I propose to move the following Resolution:

"BE IT RESOLVED that previous Resolutions of this House made pursuant to section 2 of the Ministers
and Members of the Legislature (Salaries and Pensions) Act 1975 be revoked;
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that pursuant to section 2 of the Ministers and Members of the
Legislature (Salaries and Pensions) Act 1975 the annual salaries payable to Members of the Legislature listed in
Part A and Officers of the Legislature listed in Part B of the table below shall be as set out in column 3 of the
table with effect from 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019.”

TABLE OF SALARIES

A. MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE

EXISTING PROPOSED
(1) (2) (3)
Senators $ 30,367 $ 30,367
Members of the House of Assembly $ 56,023 $ 56,023

B. OFFICERS OF THE LEGISLATURE

(Salaries additional to salaries as Senators or Members of the House of Assembly)

President of the Senate $ 15,181 $ 15,181

Speaker, House of Assembly $ 26,569 $ 26,569
Vice President, Senate $ 3,308 $3,308
Deputy Speaker, House of Assembly $ 13,285 $ 13,285
Premier $151,262 $151,262
Deputy Premier * $112,942 $112,942
Minister of Finance $121,010 $121,010
(As a part-time Minister) $ 60,505 $ 60,505
Attorney General $147,022 $147,022
Other Ministers in House of Assembly $100,841 $100,841
(As a part-time Minister) $ 50,421 $ 50,421
Other Ministers in the Senate $ 100,841 $100,841
(As a part-time Minister) $ 50,421 $ 50,421
Opposition Leader $ 30,367 $ 30,367
Junior Ministers in House of Assembly $ 11,387 $ 11,387
Junior Ministers in Senate $ 11,425 $ 11,425
Party Whips $ 7,593 $ 7,593

* Where the Deputy Premier is also the Minister of Finance, the additional salary shall be $121,010

Shernette Wolffe
Clerk to the House of Assembly

Sessions House
21 Parliament Street
Hamilton HM 12
BERMUDA
February 23, 2018
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 Opposition Government

Sgt. Major Arnold E. Allen, EM

Sergeant-At-Arms

Ms. T.S. Furbert, MP Hon. M. A. Weeks, JP,MP

Mr. D .J. R. Lister III, MP Junior Minister of Disability
Mr. H.K.E. Swan JP,MP
Minister of Social Development and
Constituency 28, Affairs Sport
Constituency 2,
Warwick West Constituency 4, St. Georges West
Constituency 16,
St. Georges South Pembroke East Central

Mr. C.T. Famous, MP Ms. R.D.L. Ming, JP,MP Mr. N. S. Tyrrell JP, MP
Constituency ,1
Hon. L.F. Foggo, JP, MP Constituency 26,
Constituency 11, Minister of Government Reform
Devonshire East St. Georges North Warwick South Central
Constituency 3,
St. David’s

Mr. S.A. Simmons, JP, MP Mr. R.P. Commissiong

VACANT SEAT Constituency 32, Hon. C. W. D. Brown JP,MP JP,MP
Southampton West Minister of Home Affairs
Constituency 21,
Constituency 17, Pembroke South East
Pembroke Central

Mr. J.C. Baron, MP Hon. T.G. Moniz JP,MP

Hon. M.J. Scott JP,MP
Shadow Minister of National Shadow Minister of Public Works Hon. K.N. Wilson, JP, MP
Security and Legal Affairs Minister of Health Constituency 36,
Constituency 25, Constituency 9, Constituency 34,
Sandy’s North
Pembroke West Smith’s West Sandy’s South Central

Hon. J. J. Atherden Hon. E.D.G. Burt, JP, MP Hon. W. M. Caines JP, MP

Ms. S. E. Jackson, MP
Opposition Whip, Shadow
Minister of Health and Seniors,
Constituency 20,
Pembroke South West
Minister of National Security
JP,MP Premier, Minister of Finance
Opposition Leader, Shadow Constituency 18, Constituency 14,
Minister of Finance Pembroke West Central Devonshire North West
Constituency 19,
Pembroke West

Mr. L. C. Cannonier, JP,
MP
Constituency 12,
Devonshire South Central
Ms. L.K. Scott, MP Hon. W.H. Roban, JP,MP Mr. W.L.A. Scott, MP
Deputy Premier, Minister of Government Whip
Deputy Opposition Leader,
Shadow Minister of Tourism and
Transport and Regulatory Affairs Constituency 24,
Transport Constituency 15, Warwick South East
Constituency 30, Pembroke East
Southampton West

Hon. W. L. Furbert JP,MP

Mr. B.A. Smith, MP Hon. J.S. Simmons JP,MP Junior Minister for Finance
Mr. N.H.C Simons JP,MP Minister of Economic Development
Social Development and Sports Shadow Minister, Education and Constituency 6,
and Tourism
Constituency 31, Workforce Develop
Constituency 33, Hamilton West
Southampton West Central Constituency 8, Sandy’s South
Smith’s South

Hon. M.H. Dunkley Hon. Z. J. S. DeSilva, JP,

Mrs. P.J. Gordon- Hon. D. V. S. Rabain, JP, MP MP
JP,MP Minister of Education and Workforce
Shadow Minister of Government
Pamplin JP,MP Development Constituency 29,
Reform Shadow Minister of Home Affairs Southampton East
Constituency 23, Constituency 13,
Constituency 10, Devonshire North Central
Smith’s North Paget West

Hon. D.V. Burgess, JP,MP

Hon. Lt. Col. D. A. Burch,
Hon. Dr. E.G. Gibbons Mr. S.D. Richards, MP JP, MP Constituency 5,
Shadow Minister of Planning, Hamilton East
JP,MP Environment and Parks
Minister of Public Works
Deputy Speaker
Shadow Minister of Economic
Constituency 7, Constituency 27
Development and Regulatory Warwick North Central
Affairs Hamilton South
Constituency 22,
Paget East

Clerk-at-the-Table Chairman of Committee

Mrs. S.M.A. Wolffe
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
Hon. D.P. Lister JP, MP 4
Constituency 35,
Sandy’s North Central