Reports by Principal Community Visitor
54 Reports by Principal Community Visitor
The
Principal Community Visitor must, on or before 30 September in every year, forward a report to the Minister on the performance of the community visitors' functions during the financial year ending on the preceding 30 June.
The
Minister must, within 6 sitting days after receiving a report under subsection (1), have copies of the report laid before both Houses of Parliament.
The
Principal Community Visitor may, at any time, prepare a special report to the Minister on any matter arising out of the performance of the community visitors' functions.
Subject to subsection (5), the Minister must, within 2 weeks after receiving a special report, have copies of the report laid before both Houses of Parliament.
If the Minister cannot comply with subsection (4) because Parliament is not sitting, the Minister must deliver copies of the report to the President and the Speaker and the President and the Speaker must then—
immediately cause the report to be published; and
lay the report before their respective Houses at the earliest opportunity.
A report will, when published under subsection (5)(a), be taken for the purposes of any other Act or law to be a report of the Parliament published under the authority of the Legislative
Council and the House of Assembly.
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