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The Equal Opportunity Bill, 2007

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House of Representatives Bill No.: 1 of 2007
Long Title: An Act to prohibit certain kinds of discrimination, to promote equality of opportunity between  persons of different status, to establish an Equality Opportunity Tribunal and for other related matters.
Date of Publication in Gazette: As Bill:
As Act:
Date introduced in the House of Representatives: 19 January 2007
Speakers in the House of Representatives: 21 March 2007
Hon. Fitzgerald Hinds, MP [Laventille East/Morvant]
Hon. Kamla Persad-Bissessar, MP [Siparia]
Mr. Winston Dookeran, MP [St. Augustine]
Hon. Kenneth Valley, MP [Diego Martin Central]
20 April 2007
Hon. Kenneth Valley, MP (Cont.)
Dr. Roodal Moonilal, MP [Oropouche]
Dr. Fuad Khan, MP [Barataria/San Juan]
Hon. Pennelope Beckles, MP [Arima]
Dr. Adesh Nanan, MP [Tabaquite]
Ms. Gillian Lucky, MP [Pointe-a-Pierre]
Mr. Chandresh Sharma, MP [Fyzabad]
25 April 2007
Mr. Chandresh Sharma, MP (Cont.)
Mr. Ganga Singh, MP [Caroni East]
Hon. Eudine Job-Davis, MP [Tobago East]
Mr. Harry Partap, MP [Nariva]
Mr. Manohar Ramsaran, MP [Chaguanas]
Hon. Colm Imbert, MP [Diego Martin East]
21 May 2007
Mr. Kelvin Ramnath, MP [Couva South]
Hon. Dr. Keith Rowley, MP [Diego Martin West]
Mr. Subhas Panday, MP [Princes Town]
Mr. Nizam Baksh, MP [Naparima]
Hon. Fitzgerald Hinds, MP
Date passed by the House of Representatives:
First Reading in the Senate:
Speakers in the Senate:
Date passed in the Senate:
Date of Assent:
Act No.:
Remarks:
  • The Bill seeks to prohibit certain kinds of discrimination, to promote equality of opportunity between persons of different sex, colour, race, origin, including geographical origin, religion, marital status or ability and to establish an Equal Opportunity Commission and an Equal Opportunity Tribunal.
  • The Act, for which this is the Bill, would be inconsistent with sections 4 and 5 of the Constitution and, therefore, is required to be passed by a special majority of three-fifths of the members of each House.
  • Revisit the Equal Opportunity (Amendment) Bill, 1999, which led to the Equal Opportunity Act, 2000
  • The Bill was sent to a Joint Select Committee of Parliament
  • This Bill lapsed upon the dissolution of the 8th Parliament on 28 September 2007

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