Children's Commissioner Act 2013

(1) The Commissioner must give the Minister a report of the findings of the inquiry.

(1A) Without limiting what may be included in the report, the Commissioner may, in the report:

(a) make specified findings about the matter to which the inquiry relates; and

(b) recommend one or more service providers or Agencies take specified actions within a specified time in relation to that matter.

(1B) If the Commissioner proposes to make specified findings about or recommend specified actions to a service provider or Agency in the report, the Commissioner must:

(a) give the service provider or Agency a reasonable opportunity to comment on those findings or recommendations; and

(1C) If the Commissioner recommends in the report that a service provider or Agency take a specified action, the Commissioner must give the service provider or Agency a copy of the report.

(2) The Minister must table the report in the Legislative Assembly within 6 sitting days after receiving it.

(3) However, if the Commissioner is satisfied on reasonable grounds that it is in the public interest to do so, the Commissioner may:

(b) direct that any information identifying individuals named in the report be removed from the version of the report that is tabled.

(a) the Commissioner must have regard to the views of the CEO and the Minister; and

(b) the possibility that tabling all or part of the report may result in embarrassment to, or a lack of confidence in, the Territory Government or an Agency is irrelevant.

(5) If the Commissioner decides to make a direction under subsection (3), the Commissioner must give the Minister written reasons for the decision as soon as practicable after making it.