JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
To understand the dispute that has given rise to this appeal, it is apposite to briefly outline the process leading to the enactment of the Work Injuries Benefits Act of 2007, (the Act), constitutionality of some of whose provisions are at the heart of the impugned decision of the High Court.
Pursuant to Gazette Notice No. 3204 of 16th May 2001, the appellant appointed a 7 member Task Force to examine and review all labour laws and make recommendations for appropriate legislative intervention to replace or amend the existing laws. The Task Force was initially slated to submit its report to the appellant by 31st December 2001 but that did not happen. The report was submitted three years later in April 2004, by which time the membership of the committee had grown to 17 persons. Interestingly, the report was signed by only 11of the 17 members. This report would form the basis of the enactment in 2007 of the Act. The Act was operationalized on 2nd June 2008 by Gazette …