Royalties for Regions Act 2009

After the end of each financial year the Trust is to prepare and submit to the Minister a report that contains —

information about the activities of the Trust during the financial year; and

any other information required by the Minister.

The Minister is to cause a copy of the report to be laid before each House of Parliament within 90 days after the end of the financial year to which the report relates or any shorter period that is prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this subsection.

If —

at the time a report is submitted to the Minister a House of Parliament is not sitting; and

the Minister is of the opinion that that House will not sit before the end of the period referred to in subsection (2),

A copy of a report transmitted to the Clerk of a House is to be regarded as having been laid before that House.

The laying of a copy of a report that is regarded as having occurred under subsection (4) is to be recorded in the Minutes, or Votes and Proceedings, of the House on the first sitting day of the House after the Clerk received the copy.