(1) The Minister responsible for Employment in consultation with the Minister shall ensure that

(a) salary and other compensation negotiations in respect of the public sector for the ensuing financial year are completed not later than the end of April of the current financial year; and

(b) the Fiscal Strategy Document required under section 15 reflects the negotiated aggregate of public sector salaries and compensation for the ensuing year.

(2) Where salary and other compensation negotiations in respect of the public sector are not completed by the end of April of the current fiscal year, the Fiscal Strategy Document prepared for the ensuing fiscal year shall state an expected negotiated aggregate of public sector salaries and compensation for the ensuing year based on the negotiated public sector salaries and compensation for the preceding fiscal year.