Annual Reports (Government Agencies) Act 2004

This section applies to an annual report of the following entities:

the Office of the Legislative Assembly;

an officer of the Assembly.

The Speaker must present the report to the Legislative Assembly—

within 15 weeks after the end of the reporting year; or

if the 15-week period coincides with all or part of the pre‑election period for a general election of members of the Assembly—on the 2nd sitting day after the election is held.

If an annual report to which subsection (2) (a) applies has not been presented to the Legislative Assembly before the last 7 days of the 15-week period, and there are no sitting days of the Legislative Assembly during the 7 days—

the clerk of the Legislative Assembly or the officer of the Assembly must give a copy of the report for each member of the Legislative Assembly to the Speaker before the end of the 15‑week period; and

the Speaker must arrange for a copy of the report to be given to each member of the Legislative Assembly on the day the clerk or officer gives it to the Speaker; and

the Speaker must present the report to the Legislative Assembly—

on the next sitting day after the end of the 15-week period; or

if the next sitting day is the first meeting of the Legislative Assembly after a general election of members of the Assembly—on the second sitting day after the election.

At the request of the clerk or officer, the Speaker may present the report to the Legislative Assembly after the time required under subsection (2) or (3).

If subsection (4) applies, the Speaker must present the report to the Legislative Assembly as soon as practicable.

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