Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Regulations

78 (1) An employer or a bargaining agent may refer a matter to the Board under section 70 of the Act by filing with the Executive Director in duplicate a notice in Form 17.

(2) The Executive Director shall, on receipt of a notice filed pursuant to subsection (1), serve a copy of the notice on the other party.

(3) Within 10 days after the receipt by the other party of a copy of a notice served pursuant to subsection (2), that other party shall file with the Executive Director a statement of its position.

(4) Where a statement is filed pursuant to subsection (3), the Executive Director shall serve a copy of the statement on the party that filed the notice pursuant to subsection (1).

(5) On the direction of the Board the Executive Director shall, after the expiration of the time fixed by subsection (3) for filing a statement of position, serve on the parties a notice of hearing of the reference in Form 1.