Tabling of final inquiry reports and Commonwealth Government responses
26 Tabling of final inquiry reports and Commonwealth Government responses
Final inquiry reports
If a final inquiry report is given to the Minister under subsection 25(3), or the Minister is requested to table a final report under subsection 25(2A), the Minister must cause the report to be tabled in each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after the report is given to the Minister.
Commonwealth Government responses
The Minister must cause a statement setting out the Commonwealth Government’s response to the final inquiry report to be tabled in each House of the Parliament within the period:
starting on the day (the start day) mentioned in subsection (3); and
ending on the later of:
the first sitting day of that House occurring 3 months or more after the start day; or
the 15th sitting day of that House after the start day.
For the purposes of paragraph (2)(a), the day is the day the report is first tabled in either House of the Parliament under subsection (1).
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