This committee is described by Canon 18 Diocesan Standing Committees and Boards
1. The Legislation Committee shall be composed of the Chancellor, the Vice-Chancellor, the Registrar, three members of the clergy and four lay persons. The Director of Administration shall be a non-voting member of the Committee.
2. The Chancellor shall be the Chair and the Executive Officer shall be the secretary.
3. It shall be the duty of the committee to receive, consider and report on proposals for amendments to the Constitution, Canons and Regulations of the Diocese and also to initiate amendments as it deems appropriate.
4. The Diocesan Council may direct the committee to prepare and submit to Synod any amendments of the Constitution and Canons or any proposal for new Canons with it may deem necessary or desirable to enact.
5. Diocesan Council may direct the committee to prepare and submit to Council such amendments to the Regulations, or new Regulations, as Council deems necessary or desirable to enact.
This committee may be contacted through the Synod Office.