Ombudsman Act 1974

If a House of Parliament is not sitting when the Joint Committee seeks to furnish a report to it, the Committee may present copies of the report to the Clerk of the House.

The report—

on presentation and for all purposes is taken to have been laid before the House, and

may be printed by authority of the Clerk, and

if printed by authority of the Clerk, is for all purposes taken to be a document published by or under the authority of the House, and

is to be recorded in the Minutes, or Votes and Proceedings, of the House on the first sitting day of the House after receipt of the report by the Clerk.