{"id":"a-2004-8","name":"Annual Reports (Government Agencies) Act 2004","slug":"annual-reports-government-agencies-act-2004","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"act","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"8 of 2004","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":23064,"registerId":"act-a-2004-8-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Annual Reports (Government Agencies) Act 2004","content":"Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nAnnual Reports (Government Agencies)\nAct 2004\nA2004-8\nRepublication No 17\nEffective: 16 November 2025\nRepublication date: 16 November 2025\nLast amendment made by A2025-29\n\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAbout this republication\nThe republished law\nThis is a republication of the Annual Reports (Government Agencies) Act 2004 (including any\namendment made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes)) as in force on 16\nNovember 2025. It also includes any commencement, amendment, repeal or expiry affecting this\nrepublished law to 16 November 2025.\nThe legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3\nand 4.\nKinds of republications\nThe Parliamentary Counsel’s Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the ACT\nlegislation register at www.legislation.act.gov.au):\n• authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies\n• unauthorised republications.\nThe status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page.\nEditorial changes\nThe Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial\namendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication.\nEditorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by\nan Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117). The\nchanges are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into\nline, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.\nThis republication does not include amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).\nUncommenced provisions and amendments\nIf a provision of the republished law has not commenced, the symbol U appears immediately\nbefore the provision heading. Any uncommenced amendments that affect this republished law\nare accessible on the ACT legislation register (www.legislation.act.gov.au). For more\ninformation, see the home page for this law on the register.\nModifications\nIf a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the symbol M appears\nimmediately before the provision heading. The text of the modifying provision appears in the\nendnotes. For the legal status of modifications, see the Legislation Act 2001, section 95.\nPenalties\nAt the republication date, the value of a penalty unit for an offence against this law is $160 for an\nindividual and $810 for a corporation (see Legislation Act 2001, s 133).\n\nR17\n16/11/25\nAnnual Reports (Government Agencies) Act 2004\nEffective: 16/11/25\ncontents 1\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nAnnual Reports (Government Agencies)\nAct 2004\nContents\nPage\nPart 1 Preliminary\n1 Name of Act 2\n3 Dictionary 2\n4 Notes 2\nPart 2 Annual reports\n5 State of the service report 3\n6 Director-general annual report 3\n7 Public sector body annual report 4\n7A Officer of the Assembly annual report 5\n7B Office of the Legislative Assembly annual report 5\n7C Meaning of territory entity 5\n7D Territory entity annual report 6\n\nContents\nPage\ncontents 2 Annual Reports (Government Agencies) Act 2004\nEffective: 16/11/25\nR17\n16/11/25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n8 Annual report direction 6\n9 Consultation about annual report direction 7\nPart 3 Responsible Ministers\n9A Responsible Minister for state of the service report 8\n10 Responsible Minister for director-general annual report 8\n11 Responsible Minister for public sector body annual report 8\n12 Responsible Minister for territory entity annual report 8\nPart 4 Presentation of annual reports\n13 Responsible Minister to present annual report 9\n14 Extension of time for presenting annual reports 10\n15 Presentation of annual reports of Office of the Legislative Assembly\nand officers of the Assembly 11\nPart 5 Miscellaneous\n17 Combined reports 13\n18 Relationship to other laws 13\n19 References to officer of the Assembly 14\nDictionary 15\nEndnotes\n1 About the endnotes 17\n2 Abbreviation key 17\n3 Legislation history 18\n4 Amendment history 21\n5 Earlier republications 25\n\nR17\n16/11/25\nAnnual Reports (Government Agencies) Act 2004\nEffective: 16/11/25\npage 1\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nAnnual Reports (Government Agencies)\nAct 2004\nAn Act relating to annual reports for certain government agencies, and for other\npurposes\n\nPart 1 Preliminary\nSection 1\npage 2 Annual Reports (Government Agencies) Act 2004\nEffective: 16/11/25\nR17\n16/11/25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nPart 1 Preliminary\n1 Name of Act\nThis Act is the Annual Reports (Government Agencies) Act 2004.\n3 Dictionary\nThe dictionary at the end of this Act is part of this Act.\nNote 1 The dictionary at the end of this Act defines terms used in this Act, and\nincludes references (signpost definitions) to other terms defined\nelsewhere in this Act.\nFor example, the signpost definition ‘director-general annual report—\nsee section 6.’ means that the term ‘director-general annual report’ is\ndefined in that section.\nNote 2 A definition in the dictionary (including a signpost definition) applies to\nthe entire Act unless the definition, or another provision of the Act,\nprovides otherwise or the contrary intention otherwise appears (see\nLegislation Act, s 155 and s 156 (1)).\n4 Notes\nA note included in this Act is explanatory and is not part of this Act.\nNote See Legislation Act, s 127 (1), (4) and (5) for the legal status of notes.\n\nAnnual reports Part 2\nSection 5\nR17\n16/11/25\nAnnual Reports (Government Agencies) Act 2004\nEffective: 16/11/25\npage 3\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nPart 2 Annual reports\n5 State of the service report\n(1) The head of service must, for a reporting year, prepare a report about\nthe operation of the public service during the reporting year (a state\nof the service report).\n(2) The report must include—\n(a) an account of the management of the public sector during the\nreporting year; and\n(b) information about—\n(i) any investigation conducted by the commissioner under the\nPublic Sector Management Act 1994; and\n(ii) the exercise of a function given to the commissioner under\nan Act; and\n(c) anything else required under an annual report direction for a\nstate of the service report.\n(3) The report may include any other information the head of service\nconsiders appropriate.\n6 Director-general annual report\n(1) The director-general for an administrative unit must, for a reporting\nyear, prepare a report about the operation of the administrative unit\nduring the reporting year (a director-general annual report).\n(2) The report must include a statement describing the measures taken by\nthe administrative unit during the reporting year to respect, protect\nand promote human rights.\n\nPart 2 Annual reports\nSection 7\npage 4 Annual Reports (Government Agencies) Act 2004\nEffective: 16/11/25\nR17\n16/11/25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n7 Public sector body annual report\n(1) This section applies to a public sector body other than—\n(a) an officer of the Assembly; or\n(b) the Office of the Legislative Assembly.\n(2) A public sector body must, for a reporting year, prepare a report about\nthe operation of the body during the reporting year (a public sector\nbody annual report) if—\n(a) the Minister makes a declaration that the public sector body\nmust prepare a public sector body annual report; or\n(b) an Act states that the public sector body must prepare an annual\nreport.\nNote The following public sector bodies must prepare an annual report:\n• the architects board (see Architects Act 2004, s 67)\n• the city renewal authority (see City Renewal Authority and Suburban\nLand Agency Act 2017, s 14)\n• the construction occupations registrar (see Construction Occupations\n(Licensing) Act 2004, s 112)\n• the suburban land agency (see City Renewal Authority and Suburban\nLand Agency Act 2017, s 44)\n• the disability advisory council (see Disability Inclusion Act 2024, s 25)\n• the victims services scheme (see Victims of Crime Act 1994, s 21)\n• the office of the work health and safety commissioner (see Work Health\nand Safety Act 2011, sch 2, pt 2.2, s 2.41).\n(3) A declaration is a notifiable instrument.\n\nAnnual reports Part 2\nSection 7A\nR17\n16/11/25\nAnnual Reports (Government Agencies) Act 2004\nEffective: 16/11/25\npage 5\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n7A Officer of the Assembly annual report\n(1) An officer of the Assembly must, for a reporting year, prepare a report\nabout the operation of the officer during the reporting year (an officer\nof the Assembly annual report).\nNote The auditor-general, integrity commissioner and inspector of the integrity\ncommission are not required to comply with this Act in certain\ncircumstances (see Auditor-General Act 1996, s 7A and the Integrity\nCommission Act 2018, s 218 (3) and s 283 (3)).\n(2) The report must include an account of the management of the\nofficer’s office during the reporting year.\n7B Office of the Legislative Assembly annual report\n(1) The Office of the Legislative Assembly must, for a reporting year,\nprepare a report about the operation of the Office of the Legislative\nAssembly during the reporting year (an Office of the Legislative\nAssembly annual report).\n(2) The report must include an account of the management of the office\nduring the reporting year.\n7C Meaning of territory entity\n(1) In this Act:\nterritory entity means—\n(a) a territory-owned corporation; or\n(b) a territory instrumentality; or\n(c) a body established under an Act declared by the Minister.\n(2) A declaration is a notifiable instrument.\n\nPart 2 Annual reports\nSection 7D\npage 6 Annual Reports (Government Agencies) Act 2004\nEffective: 16/11/25\nR17\n16/11/25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n7D Territory entity annual report\nA territory entity must, for a reporting year, prepare a report about the\noperation of the entity during the reporting year (a territory entity\nannual report).\n8 Annual report direction\n(1) The Minister must make a direction about annual reports (an annual\nreport direction).\nNote Power to make a statutory instrument includes power to make different\nprovision in relation to different matters or different classes of matters\n(see Legislation Act, s 48).\n(2) An annual report, other than an annual report of the following entities,\nmust comply with the annual report direction:\n(a) the Office of the Legislative Assembly;\n(b) an officer of the Assembly.\n(3) The annual report direction may require the following:\n(a) an annual report to include stated information;\n(b) an annual report to be in a stated form or published in a stated\nplace;\n(c) all or part of an annual report to be included in another annual\nreport (as an attachment or otherwise);\n(d) an annual report or part of an annual report to be prepared for a\nstated period;\n(e) a director-general annual report to include stated matters if a\npublic sector body does not comply with section 7 (Public sector\nbody annual report) or the annual report direction;\n(f) an annual report to be given by a stated person or stated public\nsector body to the responsible Minister by a stated day;\n\nAnnual reports Part 2\nSection 9\nR17\n16/11/25\nAnnual Reports (Government Agencies) Act 2004\nEffective: 16/11/25\npage 7\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(g) for a public sector body annual report—the report to include a\nstatement describing the measures taken by the public sector\nbody during the reporting year to respect, protect and promote\nhuman rights;\n(h) for a territory entity annual report—the report to include a\nstatement describing the measures taken by the entity during the\nreporting year to respect, protect and promote human rights.\n(4) An annual report direction is a notifiable instrument.\n(5) The Minister must present a copy of an annual report direction to the\nLegislative Assembly within 6 sitting days after the day it is notified\nunder the Legislation Act.\n9 Consultation about annual report direction\n(1) Before making an annual report direction under section 8, the\nMinister must—\n(a) give the relevant Assembly committee a copy of the proposed\nannual report direction; and\n(b) ask the committee, in writing, for any recommendation about the\nproposed annual report direction; and\n(c) consider any recommendation made, in writing, by the\ncommittee.\n(2) The Minister must not make the annual report direction until the\nearlier of—\n(a) the committee giving the Minister any recommendation; or\n(b) 30 days after asking the committee for a recommendation.\n(3) In this section:\nrelevant Assembly committee means a standing committee of the\nLegislative Assembly nominated, in writing, by the Speaker for\nsubsection (1) (a).\n\nPart 3 Responsible Ministers\nSection 9A\npage 8 Annual Reports (Government Agencies) Act 2004\nEffective: 16/11/25\nR17\n16/11/25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nPart 3 Responsible Ministers\n9A Responsible Minister for state of the service report\nThe responsible Minister for a state of the service report is the Chief\nMinister.\n10 Responsible Minister for director-general annual report\nThe responsible Minister for a director-general annual report of the\ndirector-general of an administrative unit is the Minister allocated\nresponsibility for the administrative unit under the Public Sector\nManagement Act 1994, section 14 (1) (a) (Ministerial responsibility\nand functions of administrative units).\n11 Responsible Minister for public sector body annual report\nThe responsible Minister for a public sector body annual report is the\nMinister allocated responsibility for the Act under which the body is\nestablished under the administrative arrangements under the Public\nSector Management Act 1994.\n12 Responsible Minister for territory entity annual report\n(1) The Chief Minister must declare that a Minister is the responsible\nMinister for a territory entity annual report.\n(2) A declaration is a notifiable instrument.\n\nPresentation of annual reports Part 4\nSection 13\nR17\n16/11/25\nAnnual Reports (Government Agencies) Act 2004\nEffective: 16/11/25\npage 9\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nPart 4 Presentation of annual reports\n13 Responsible Minister to present annual report\n(1) The responsible Minister for an annual report must present the report\nto the Legislative Assembly—\n(a) within 15 weeks after the end of the reporting year (the 15-week\nperiod), and on the day (if any) declared under subsection (2);\nor\n(b) if the 15-week period coincides with all or part of the\npre-election period for a general election of members of the\nAssembly—on the second sitting day after the election is held.\n(2) The Chief Minister may declare that an annual report to which\nsubsection (1) (a) applies must be presented to the Legislative\nAssembly on a stated day that is within the 15-week period.\n(3) A declaration is a notifiable instrument.\n(4) If an annual report to which subsection (1) (a) applies has not been\npresented to the Legislative Assembly before the last 7 days of the\n15-week period, and there are no sitting days of the Legislative\nAssembly during the 7 days—\n(a) the responsible Minister must give the report, and a copy for\neach member of the Legislative Assembly, to the Speaker before\nthe end of the 15-week period; and\n(b) the Speaker must arrange for a copy of the report to be given to\neach member of the Legislative Assembly on the day the\nresponsible Minister gives it to the Speaker; and\n(c) the responsible Minister must present the report to the\nLegislative Assembly—\n(i) on the next sitting day after the end of the 15-week period;\nor\n\nPart 4 Presentation of annual reports\nSection 14\npage 10 Annual Reports (Government Agencies) Act 2004\nEffective: 16/11/25\nR17\n16/11/25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(ii) if the next sitting day is the first meeting of the Legislative\nAssembly after a general election of members of the\nAssembly—on the second sitting day after the election.\n(5) This section has effect subject to section 14.\n(6) In this section:\npre-election period—see the Electoral Act 1992, dictionary.\nSpeaker includes—\n(a) if the Speaker is unavailable—the Deputy Speaker; and\n(b) if both the Speaker and Deputy Speaker are unavailable—the\nclerk of the Legislative Assembly.\nunavailable—the Speaker or Deputy Speaker is unavailable if—\n(a) he or she is absent from duty; or\n(b) there is a vacancy in the office of Speaker or Deputy Speaker.\n14 Extension of time for presenting annual reports\n(1) The responsible Minister for an annual report may apply to the Chief\nMinister for an extension of the time when the Minister must present\nthe report to the Legislative Assembly or, if section 13 (4) applies,\nwhen the responsible Minister must give the report to the Speaker.\n(2) An application for an extension must be made before the end of the\nperiod in which, or day when, the report is required under section 13\nto be presented to the Legislative Assembly or given to the Speaker.\n(3) The application must be accompanied by a written statement of the\nreasons for the failure to meet the time.\n\nPresentation of annual reports Part 4\nSection 15\nR17\n16/11/25\nAnnual Reports (Government Agencies) Act 2004\nEffective: 16/11/25\npage 11\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(4) The Chief Minister may extend the time by—\n(a) setting a period within which the report must be presented to the\nLegislative Assembly; or\n(b) fixing a day when the report must be presented to the Legislative\nAssembly.\n(5) If the extension has been granted, the responsible Minister must\npresent the report to the Legislative Assembly in accordance with the\nextension.\n(6) However, if there are no sitting days of the Legislative Assembly\nduring the period mentioned in subsection (4) (a), section 13 (4) (a)\nto (c) applies as if a reference to the 15-week period were a reference\nto the period mentioned in subsection (4) (a).\n(7) The statement mentioned in subsection (3) must be presented to the\nLegislative Assembly before the end of the period in which, or day\nwhen, the report is required under section 13 to be presented to the\nLegislative Assembly or given to the Speaker.\n15 Presentation of annual reports of Office of the Legislative\nAssembly and officers of the Assembly\n(1) This section applies to an annual report of the following entities:\n(a) the Office of the Legislative Assembly;\n(b) an officer of the Assembly.\n(2) The Speaker must present the report to the Legislative Assembly—\n(a) within 15 weeks after the end of the reporting year; or\n(b) if the 15-week period coincides with all or part of the\npre-election period for a general election of members of the\nAssembly—on the 2nd sitting day after the election is held.\n\nPart 4 Presentation of annual reports\nSection 15\npage 12 Annual Reports (Government Agencies) Act 2004\nEffective: 16/11/25\nR17\n16/11/25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(3) If an annual report to which subsection (2) (a) applies has not been\npresented to the Legislative Assembly before the last 7 days of the\n15-week period, and there are no sitting days of the Legislative\nAssembly during the 7 days—\n(a) the clerk of the Legislative Assembly or the officer of the\nAssembly must give a copy of the report for each member of the\nLegislative Assembly to the Speaker before the end of the\n15-week period; and\n(b) the Speaker must arrange for a copy of the report to be given to\neach member of the Legislative Assembly on the day the clerk\nor officer gives it to the Speaker; and\n(c) the Speaker must present the report to the Legislative\nAssembly—\n(i) on the next sitting day after the end of the 15-week period;\nor\n(ii) if the next sitting day is the first meeting of the Legislative\nAssembly after a general election of members of the\nAssembly—on the second sitting day after the election.\n(4) At the request of the clerk or officer, the Speaker may present the\nreport to the Legislative Assembly after the time required under\nsubsection (2) or (3).\n(5) If subsection (4) applies, the Speaker must present the report to the\nLegislative Assembly as soon as practicable.\n(6) In this section:\npre-election period—see the Electoral Act 1992, dictionary.\n\nMiscellaneous Part 5\nSection 17\nR17\n16/11/25\nAnnual Reports (Government Agencies) Act 2004\nEffective: 16/11/25\npage 13\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nPart 5 Miscellaneous\n17 Combined reports\n(1) This section applies if—\n(a) a person is required to prepare more than 1 report under this Act\nin relation to the same reporting year; and\n(b) the person considers that the reports can appropriately be\ncombined into a single report that complies with this Act.\nNote A reference to an Act includes a reference to the statutory instruments\nmade or in force under the Act (see Legislation Act, s 104).\n(2) The preparation of a combined report, and presentation of the report\nto the Legislative Assembly, is taken to comply with the requirements\nof this Act about the preparation and presentation of the reports that\nhave been combined.\n18 Relationship to other laws\n(1) This Act is in addition to the requirements of any other Territory law.\n(2) If a public sector body is required under any other territory law to\nprepare a report on the operation of the public sector body, the public\nsector body may prepare a report that complies with both this Act and\nthe other law.\n(3) If a territory entity is required under any other territory law to prepare\na report on the operation of the entity, the entity may prepare a report\nthat complies with both this Act and the other law.\n\nPart 5 Miscellaneous\nSection 19\npage 14 Annual Reports (Government Agencies) Act 2004\nEffective: 16/11/25\nR17\n16/11/25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n19 References to officer of the Assembly\nFor this Act, a reference to an officer of the Assembly, in relation to\nthe electoral commissioner, includes the other members of the\nelectoral commission.\nNote The electoral commissioner is an officer of the Assembly (see Legislation\nAct, dict, pt 1). All members of the electoral commission are independent\nofficers of the Legislative Assembly (see the Electoral Act 1992, s 6A).\n\nDictionary\nR17\n16/11/25\nAnnual Reports (Government Agencies) Act 2004\nEffective: 16/11/25\npage 15\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nDictionary\n(see s 3)\nNote 1 The Legislation Act contains definitions and other provisions relevant to\nthis Act.\nNote 2 For example, the Legislation Act, dict, pt 1 defines the following terms:\n• administrative unit\n• auditor-general\n• Chief Minister\n• clerk (of the Legislative Assembly)\n• director-general (see s 163)\n• electoral commission\n• electoral commissioner\n• entity\n• financial year\n• integrity commissioner\n• Minister (see s 162)\n• notifiable instrument (see s 10)\n• Office of the Legislative Assembly\n• officer of the Assembly\n• public sector body\n• public service\n• sitting day\n• territory instrumentality\n• territory-owned corporation.\nannual report means—\n(a) a director-general annual report; or\n(b) an Office of the Legislative Assembly annual report; or\n(c) an officer of the Assembly annual report; or\n(d) a public sector body annual report; or\n\nDictionary\npage 16 Annual Reports (Government Agencies) Act 2004\nEffective: 16/11/25\nR17\n16/11/25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(e) a state of the service report; or\n(f) a territory entity annual report.\nannual report direction—see section 8.\ndirector-general annual report—see section 6.\nOffice of the Legislative Assembly annual report—see section 7B.\nofficer of the Assembly annual report—see section 7A.\npublic sector body annual report—see section 7.\nreporting year—\n(a) means—\n(i) a financial year; or\n(ii) if a period is stated in an annual report direction under\nsection 8 (3) (d) (Annual report direction)—the stated\nperiod; but\n(b) if the entity the subject of the report did not operate for all of the\nperiod mentioned in paragraph (a)—does not include the period\nduring which the entity did not operate.\nresponsible Minister—\n(a) for a director-general annual report—see section 10; or\n(b) for a public sector body annual report—see section 11; or\n(c) for a state of the service report—see section 9A; or\n(d) for a territory entity annual report—see section 12.\nSpeaker—see section 13 (6) (Responsible Minister to present annual\nreport).\nstate of the service report—see section 5.\nterritory entity—see section 7C.\nterritory entity annual report—see section 7D.\n\nEndnotes\nAbout the endnotes 1\nR17\n16/11/25\nAnnual Reports (Government Agencies) Act 2004\nEffective: 16/11/25\npage 17\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nEndnotes\n1 About the endnotes\nAmending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the\namendment history. Current modifications are not included in the republished law\nbut are set out in the endnotes.\nNot all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are\nannotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can be\nobtained from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.\nUncommenced amending laws are not included in the republished law. The details\nof these laws are underlined in the legislation history. Uncommenced expiries are\nunderlined in the legislation history and amendment history.\nIf all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered\nprovisions gives details of previous and current numbering.\nThe endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.\n2 Abbreviation key\nA = Act NI = Notifiable instrument\nAF = Approved form o = order\nam = amended om = omitted/repealed\namdt = amendment ord = ordinance\nAR = Assembly resolution orig = original\nch = chapter par = paragraph/subparagraph\nCN = Commencement notice pres = present\ndef = definition prev = previous\nDI = Disallowable instrument (prev...) = previously\ndict = dictionary pt = part\ndisallowed = disallowed by the Legislative r = rule/subrule\nAssembly reloc = relocated\ndiv = division renum = renumbered\nexp = expires/expired R[X] = Republication No\nGaz = gazette RI = reissue\nhdg = heading s = section/subsection\nIA = Interpretation Act 1967 sch = schedule\nins = inserted/added sdiv = subdivision\nLA = Legislation Act 2001 SL = Subordinate law\nLR = legislation register sub = substituted\nLRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996 underlining = whole or part not commenced\nmod = modified/modification or to be expired\n\nEndnotes\n3 Legislation history\npage 18 Annual Reports (Government Agencies) Act 2004\nEffective: 16/11/25\nR17\n16/11/25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n3 Legislation history\nAnnual Reports (Government Agencies) Act 2004 A2004-8\nnotified LR 19 March 2004\ns 1, s 2 commenced 19 March 2004 (LA s 75 (1))\npt 6 commenced 1 July 2004 (s 20 and see Human Rights Act 2004\nA2004-5 s 2)\nremainder commenced 13 April 2004 (s 2 and CN2004-5)\nas amended by\nAdministrative (One ACT Public Service Miscellaneous Amendments)\nAct 2011 A2011-22 sch 1 pt 1.12\nnotified LR 30 June 2011\ns 1, s 2 commenced 30 June 2011 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 1 pt 1.12 commenced 1 July 2011 (s 2 (1))\nLegislative Assembly (Office of the Legislative Assembly) Act 2012\nA2012-26 sch 1 pt 1.1\nnotified LR 24 May 2012\ns 1, s 2 commenced 24 May 2012 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 1 pt 1.1 commenced 1 July 2012 (s 2)\nAuditor-General Amendment Act 2013 A2013-25 sch 1 pt 1.1\nnotified LR 20 August 2013\ns 1, s 2 commenced 20 August 2013 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 1 pt 1.1 commenced 20 February 2014 (s 2 and LA s 79)\nOfficers of the Assembly Legislation Amendment Act 2013 A2013-41\nsch 1 pt 1.1\nnotified LR 7 November 2013\ns 1, s 2 commenced 7 November 2013 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 1 pt 1.1 commenced 1 July 2014 (s 2)\nAnnual Reports (Government Agencies) Amendment Act 2015\nA2015-16\nnotified LR 27 May 2015\ns 1, s 2 commenced 27 May 2015 (LA s 75 (1))\nremainder commenced 3 June 2015 (s 2)\n\nEndnotes\nLegislation history 3\nR17\n16/11/25\nAnnual Reports (Government Agencies) Act 2004\nEffective: 16/11/25\npage 19\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nPublic Sector Management Amendment Act 2016 A2016-52 sch 1\npt 1.5\nnotified LR 25 August 2016\ns 1, s 2 commenced 25 August 2016 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 1 pt 1.5 commenced 1 September 2016 (s 2)\nStatute Law Amendment Act 2017 A2017-4 sch 1 pt 1.1\nnotified LR 23 February 2017\ns 1, s 2 commenced 23 February 2017 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 1 pt 1.1 commenced 9 March 2017 (s 2)\nCity Renewal Authority and Suburban Land Agency Act 2017\nA2017-12 sch 1 pt 1.1\nnotified LR 18 May 2017\ns 1, s 2 commenced 18 May 2017 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 1 pt 1.1 commenced 1 July 2017 (s 2 and CN2017-3)\nStatute Law Amendment Act 2017 (No 2) A2017-28 sch 1 pt 1.1, sch 3\npt 3.2\nnotified LR 27 September 2017\ns 1, s 2 commenced 27 September 2017 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 1 pt 1.1, sch 3 pt 3.2 commenced 11 October 2017 (s 2)\nIntegrity Commission Act 2018 A2018-52 sch 1 pt 1.1\n(as am by A2019-18 s 4)\nnotified LR 11 December 2018\ns 1, s 2 commenced 11 December 2018 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 1 pt 1.1 commenced 1 July 2019 (s 2 (1) as am by A2019-18 s 4)\nIntegrity Commission Amendment Act 2019 A2019-18 s 4\nnotified LR 14 June 2019\ns 1, s 2 commenced 14 June 2019 (LA s 75 (1))\ns 4 commenced 1 July 2019 (s 2 (1))\nNote This Act only amends the Integrity Commission Act 2018\nA2018-52.\nWork Health and Safety Amendment Act 2019 A2019-38 sch 1 pt 1.1\nnotified LR 31 October 2019\ns 1, s 2 commenced 31 October 2019 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 1 pt 1.1 commenced 30 April 2020 (s 2 (1) and LA s 79)\n\nEndnotes\n3 Legislation history\npage 20 Annual Reports (Government Agencies) Act 2004\nEffective: 16/11/25\nR17\n16/11/25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nLegislation (Legislative Assembly Committees) Amendment Act 2022\nA2022-4 sch 1 pt 1.2\nnotified LR 30 March 2022\ns 1, s 2 commenced 30 March 2022 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 1 pt 1.2 commenced 6 April 2022 (s 2)\nDisability Inclusion Act 2024 A2024-44 pt 7\nnotified LR 17 September 2024\ns 1, s 2 commenced 17 September 2024 (LA s 75 (1))\npt 7 commenced 17 March 2025 (s 2 and LA s 79)\nStatute Law Amendment Act 2025 A2025-29 sch 3 pt 3.4, sch 4 pt 4.10\nnotified LR 6 November 2025\ns 1, s 2 commenced 6 November 2025 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 3 pt 3.4, sch 4 pt 4.10 commenced 16 November 2025 (s 2 (1), (9))\n\nEndnotes\nAmendment history 4\nR17\n16/11/25\nAnnual Reports (Government Agencies) Act 2004\nEffective: 16/11/25\npage 21\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n4 Amendment history\nCommencement\ns 2 om LA s 89 (4)\nDictionary\ns 3 am A2011-22 amdt 1.42; A2016-52 amdt 1.12\nState of the service report\ns 5 hdg am A2011-22 amdt 1.46\ns 5 am A2004-8 s 21; A2011-22 amdt 1.46\nsub A2015-16 s 4; A2016-52 amdt 1.13\nDirector-general annual report\ns 6 am A2012-26 amdt 1.1, amdt 1.2; ss renum R5 LA; A2013-25\namdt 1.1; A2013-41 amdt 1.1, amdt 1.2\nsub A2015-16 s 4; A2016-52 amdt 1.13\nPublic sector body annual report\ns 7 sub A2015-16 s 4; A2016-52 amdt 1.13\nam A2017-12 amdt 1.1; A2019-38 amdt 1.1; A2024-44 s 30;\nA2025-29 amdt 4.10\nOfficer of the Assembly annual report\ns 7A ins A2016-52 amdt 1.13\nam A2018-52 amdt 1.1; A2025-29 amdt 3.4\nOffice of the Legislative Assembly annual report\ns 7B ins A2016-52 amdt 1.13\nMeaning of territory entity\ns 7C ins A2016-52 amdt 1.13\nsub A2017-4 amdt 1.1\nam A2025-29 amdt 4.10\nTerritory entity annual report\ns 7D ins A2017-4 amdt 1.1\nPublic sector body annual report\ns 8 sub A2015-16 s 4\nam A2016-52 amdt 1.14, amdt 1.15; A2017-4 amdt 1.2;\nA2025-29 amdt 4.10\nConsultation about annual report direction\ns 9 am A2004-8 s 22; pars renum R2 LA (see A2004-8 s 23);\nA2011-22 amdt 1.46; A2012-26 amdt 1.3; ss renum R5 LA;\nA2013-41 amdt 1.3\nsub A2015-16 s 4\nam A2022-4 amdt 1.3, amdt 1.4\nResponsible Minister for state of the service report\ns 9A ins A2017-28 amdt 1.1\n\nEndnotes\n4 Amendment history\npage 22 Annual Reports (Government Agencies) Act 2004\nEffective: 16/11/25\nR17\n16/11/25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nResponsible Minister for director-general annual report\ns 10 hdg am A2011-22 amdt 1.46\ns 10 am A2011-22 amdt 1.46\nResponsible Minister for public sector body annual report\ns 11 am A2012-26 amdt 1.4; A2013-41 amdt 1.4\nsub A2016-52 amdt 1.16; A2017-4 amdt 1.3\nResponsible Minister for territory entity annual report\ns 12 hdg sub A2017-4 amdt 1.4\ns 12 am A2012-26 amdt 1.5; A2013-41 amdt 1.5\nsub A2016-52 amdt 1.16\nam A2017-4 amdt 1.5; A2025-29 amdt 4.10\nResponsible Minister to present annual report\ns 13 am A2015-16 ss 5-8; A2025-29 amdt 4.10\nExtension of time for presenting annual reports\ns 14 am A2015-16 ss 9-12\nPresentation of annual reports of Office of the Legislative Assembly and\nofficers of the Assembly\ns 15 sub A2012-26 amdt 1.6; A2013-41 amdt 1.6\nam A2015-16 ss 13-16; A2017-28 amdt 3.2\nDeclaration of public authority\ns 16 am A2015-16 s 17\nom A2016-52 amdt 1.17\nCombined reports\ns 17 am A2015-16 s 18\nRelationship to other laws\ns 18 am A2016-52 amdt 1.18; A2017-4 amdt 1.6\nReferences to officer of the Assembly\ns 19 exp 1 July 2005 (s 19 (2))\nins A2013-41 amdt 1.7\nAmendments of section 5 and section 9—human rights\npt 6 hdg om R2 LA\nApplication of pt 6\ns 20 om R2 LA\nAct, section 5 (2)\ns 21 om LA s 89 (3)\nAct, new section 9 (3) (da) and note\ns 22 om LA s 89 (3)\nAct, section 9 (3)\ns 23 om LA s 89 (3)\n\nEndnotes\nAmendment history 4\nR17\n16/11/25\nAnnual Reports (Government Agencies) Act 2004\nEffective: 16/11/25\npage 23\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nExpiry of pt 6\ns 24 om R2 LA\nRepeals and consequential amendments\npt 7 hdg om LA s 89 (3)\nAct repealed\ns 25 om LA s 89 (3)\nInstruments repealed\ns 26 om LA s 89 (3)\nAuditor-General Act 1996, new section 9A\ns 27 om LA s 89 (3)\nDictionary\ndict am A2011-22 amdt 1.43, amdt 1.44; A2012-26 amdt 1.7;\nA2013-41 amdt 1.8; A2015-16 s 19; A2016-52\namdts 1.19-1.21; A2017-4 amdt 1.7, amdt 1.8; A2018-52\namdt 1.2\ndef annual report am A2011-22 amdt 1.46\nsub A2016-52 amdt 1.22\nam A2017-4 amdt 1.9\ndef annual report direction am A2017-28 amdt 3.3\ndef chief executive annual report om A2011-22 amdt 1.45\ndef director-general annual report ins A2011-22 amdt 1.45\nsub A2016-52 amdt 1.22\ndef financial year am A2011-22 amdt 1.46\nom A2015-16 s 20\ndef Office of the Legislative Assembly annual report ins\nA2016-52 amdt 1.23\ndef officer of the Assembly annual report ins A2016-52\namdt 1.23\ndef public administration annual report om A2016-52\namdt 1.24\ndef public authority am A2012-26 amdt 1.8; A2013-41\namdt 1.9; A2015-16 s 21, s 22; pars renum R8 LA\nom A2016-52 amdt 1.24\ndef public authority annual report om A2016-52 amdt 1.24\ndef public sector body annual report ins A2016-52\namdt 1.25\ndef reporting year ins A2015-16 s 23\nam A2017-28 amdt 3.4\ndef responsible Minister am A2011-22 amdt 1.46\nsub A2016-52 amdt 1.26\nam A2017-4 amdt 1.10; A2017-28 amdt 3.5\ndef state of the service report ins A2016-52 amdt 1.27\ndef territory entity ins A2017-4 amdt 1.11\ndef territory entity annual report ins A2017-4 amdt 1.11\n\nEndnotes\n4 Amendment history\npage 24 Annual Reports (Government Agencies) Act 2004\nEffective: 16/11/25\nR17\n16/11/25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\ndef Territory instrumentality om A2015-16 s 24\ndef territory-owned corporation annual report ins A2016-52\namdt 1.27\nom A2017-4 amdt 1.12\n\nEndnotes\nEarlier republications 5\nR17\n16/11/25\nAnnual Reports (Government Agencies) Act 2004\nEffective: 16/11/25\npage 25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n5 Earlier republications\nSome earlier republications were not numbered. The number in column 1 refers to\nthe publication order.\nSince 12 September 2001 every authorised republication has been published in\nelectronic pdf format on the ACT legislation register. A selection of authorised\nrepublications have also been published in printed format. These republications are\nmarked with an asterisk (*) in column 1. Except for the footer, electronic and\nprinted versions of an authorised republication are identical.\nRepublication\nNo and date\nEffective Last\namendment\nmade by\nRepublication\nfor\nR1\n13 Apr 2004\n13 Apr 2004-\n30 June 2004\nnot amended new Act\nR2\n1 July 2004\n1 July 2004–\n1 July 2005\nnot amended amendments on\ncommencement of\nA2004-5\nR3\n2 July 2005\n2 July 2005–\n30 June 2011\nnot amended commenced expiry\nR4\n1 July 2011\n1 July 2011–\n30 June 2012\nA2011-22 amendments by\nA2011-22\nR5\n1 July 2012\n1 July 2012–\n19 Feb 2014\nA2012-26 amendments by\nA2012-26\nR6\n20 Feb 2014\n20 Feb 2014–\n30 June 2014\nA2013-25 amendments by\nA2013-25\nR7\n1 July 2014\n1 July 2014–\n2 June 2015\nA2013-41 amendments by\nA2013-41\nR8\n3 June 2015\n3 June 2015–\n31 Aug 2016\nA2015-16 amendments by\nA2015-16\nR9\n1 Sept 2016\n1 Sept 2016–\n8 Mar 2017\nA2016-52 amendments by\nA2016-52\nR10\n9 Mar 2017\n9 Mar 2017–\n30 June 2017\nA2017-4 amendments by\nA2017-4\nR11\n1 July 2017\n1 July 2017–\n10 Oct 2017\nA2017-12 amendments by\nA2017-12\nR12\n11 Oct 2017\n11 Oct 2017–\n30 June 2019\nA2017-28 amendments by\nA2017-28\n\nEndnotes\n5 Earlier republications\npage 26 Annual Reports (Government Agencies) Act 2004\nEffective: 16/11/25\nR17\n16/11/25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nRepublication\nNo and date\nEffective Last\namendment\nmade by\nRepublication\nfor\nR13\n1 July 2019\n1 July 2019–\n29 Apr 2020\nA2019-18 amendments by\nA2018-52\nas amended by\nA2019-18\nR14\n30 Apr 2020\n30 Apr 2020–\n5 Apr 2022\nA2019-38 amendments by\nA2019-38\nR15\n6 Apr 2022\n6 Apr 2022–\n16 Mar 2025\nA2022-4 amendments by\nA2022-4\nR16\n17 Mar 2025\n17 Mar 2025–\n15 Nov 2025\nA2024-44 amendments by\nA2024-44\n© Australian Capital Territory 2025","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The Act has broadened since its original 2004 form. Amendments have added new report categories (officers of the Assembly and the Office of the Legislative Assembly), extended coverage to territory entities (including territory-owned corporations and instrumentalities), and introduced a formal mechanism for an annual report direction that can specify content, form and reporting periods (ss 7A–7D, 7C, 8). The Act also introduced obligations to report on human‑rights measures for director‑general reports and enabled directions to require human‑rights statements from public sector bodies and territory entities (s 6(2); s 8(3)(g)–(h)). These changes expanded the universe of bodies covered and added substantive content requirements and centralized Ministerial control via notifiable instruments, moving the Act beyond a simple timing mechanism into a broader content- and compliance-framed reporting regime."},"complexity_factors":["Short primary Act: 19 substantive sections plus dictionary (Parts 1–5, ss 1–19)","Approximately 12 defined terms in the Act’s dictionary and multiple signpost definitions (dictionary and ss 3, 6, 7C, 7D)","Multiple classes of reports with different rules (state of the service; director-general; public sector body; officer of the Assembly; Office of the Legislative Assembly; territory entity) (ss 5–7D)","Several notifiable instruments and declarations (annual report direction, Ministerial declarations that a body must report, Ministerial declaration of responsible Minister) (ss 7(3), 7C(2), 8(4), 12(2))","Cross-references to other Acts and external definitions (Legislation Act, Public Sector Management Act, Electoral Act and various Acts that create bodies) throughout the Act (e.g. ss 5(2)(b), 10–12, dictionary)","Conditional timing rules and nested exceptions tied to elections and sitting days (15-week rule, pre-election exceptions, last-7-days provision) (s 13(1)–(4))","Extension procedure with procedural requirements and written reasons (s 14)","Consultation step with Assembly committee that creates a fixed waiting period and potential for written recommendations (s 9)","Ability to combine multiple reports into one (s 17)","Frequent use of subordinate instruments (annual report direction and declarations) which means substantive detail is often located outside the Act (s 8)"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this law does, in plain English**\n\n- The Act sets out who must prepare annual reports about how certain government agencies (and related entities) performed during a reporting year, what must go into some of those reports, and when the reports must be given to the Legislative Assembly (the ACT parliament). (See Parts 2–4: sections 5–15.)\n\n- It defines several distinct types of reports: a state of the service report prepared by the head of the public service (s 5); director-general annual reports for administrative units (s 6); public sector body annual reports (s 7); officer of the Assembly and Office of the Legislative Assembly reports (ss 7A–7B); and territory entity annual reports (ss 7C–7D and dictionary entries). The dictionary at the end explains key terms and is part of the Act (s 3 and dictionary).\n\n**Who has to do what**\n\n- Heads of the public service must prepare a state of the service report each reporting year, including an account of public sector management and specified information about commissioner investigations and functions (s 5).\n\n- Director-generals must prepare a report for their administrative unit and must include a statement about measures taken to respect, protect and promote human rights (s 6(2)).\n\n- Public sector bodies must prepare an annual report if a Minister declares they must or another Act requires them to do so (s 7(2)). Those declarations are notifiable instruments (s 7(3)).\n\n- Officers of the Assembly and the Office of the Legislative Assembly must prepare reports (ss 7A–7B). Some independent officers (like the auditor-general or integrity commissioner) may have separate statutory arrangements that limit how this Act applies to them (notes to s 7A).\n\n- Territory entities (territory-owned corporations, territory instrumentalities, or bodies established under an Act and declared by the Minister) must prepare annual reports (s 7C–7D). Declarations of such bodies are notifiable instruments (s 7C(2)).\n\n**What a Minister can require and how report content is governed**\n\n- The Chief Minister must publish an annual report direction (a statutory instrument) that sets minimum requirements for annual reports (s 8). The direction can require specific information, forms, publication places, attachments, reporting periods, who must give a report and by what day, and in some cases it can force a director-general to include matters if a public sector body does not produce its own report (s 8(3)). The direction must be tabled in the Assembly shortly after notification (s 8(5)).\n\n- The annual report direction must be subject to consultation with a nominated Assembly standing committee before it is made: the Minister must seek written recommendations and wait either for a recommendation or 30 days (s 9).\n\n- The annual report direction may require public sector bodies and territory entities to include statements about measures taken to respect, protect and promote human rights (s 8(3)(g)–(h)).\n\n**Timing and presentation rules (deadlines and extensions)**\n\n- The responsible Minister must present each annual report to the Legislative Assembly within 15 weeks after the end of the reporting year (s 13(1)). There are special rules if that 15-week period coincides with the pre-election period for an Assembly general election (s 13(1)(b)).\n\n- The Chief Minister may set a particular day within the 15-week period for presentation (s 13(2)). If the report has not been presented and there are no sitting days in the last 7 of the 15 weeks, the responsible Minister must give copies to the Speaker so members can receive them, and then present the report on the next sitting day (s 13(4)).\n\n- The responsible Minister can apply for an extension to present the report; the application must be before the deadline and include written reasons. The Chief Minister may set a replacement period or day for presentation (s 14).\n\n- Officers of the Assembly and the Office of the Legislative Assembly have a slightly different presentation process: the Speaker must present those reports within 15 weeks (s 15).\n\n**Practical mechanics and compliance options**\n\n- Multiple reports for the same reporting year may be combined into a single report if appropriate; a combined report is taken to comply with the Act for each of the combined reports (s 17).\n\n- The Act operates in addition to other Territory reporting requirements, and agencies may prepare a single report that satisfies both this Act and other laws (s 18).\n\n**Who pays and who decides**\n\n- The compliance costs (time and staff resources to prepare, check and publish reports) fall on the reporting agencies: heads of administrative units, public sector bodies, territory entities, officers of the Assembly and the Office of the Legislative Assembly (Parts 2–4). The Act does not create a central funding line; agencies meet these costs from their existing budgets unless other arrangements exist.\n\n- The Minister (and ultimately the Chief Minister for certain functions) decides the substantive content and form of reports by making an annual report direction and by declaring which bodies must report (s 8 and ss 7(2), 7C). Those decisions are made through notifiable instruments and are subject to the consultation process in s 9.\n\n**Why it matters (official claim and practical implications)**\n\n- Officially, the Act exists to ensure transparency and accountability about how government agencies operate each year: who managed what, how functions were exercised, and specific matters the Assembly requires (see the Act’s objects in Parts 2–4). The Act also builds in a human-rights reporting element for director-general reports and—by direction—for public sector bodies and territory entities (s 6(2); s 8(3)(g)–(h)).\n\n- Practically, the Act creates recurring administrative obligations and a centralized mechanism (the annual report direction) to standardise report content and timing across many different classes of public bodies. That standardisation reduces duplication where agencies can be required to provide similar information; but it also concentrates discretion with Ministers (who make directions and declarations) and the Chief Minister (who can set presentation days and approve extensions).\n\n**Costs, incentives and trade-offs to note**\n\n- Compliance burden and timing pressure: Agencies must prepare reports that meet the direction and deadline. The 15-week deadline and the requirement to provide reasons for extensions incentivise earlier completion; however, the need to coordinate with the Speaker and sitting days creates operational friction near election periods (s 13 and s 14).\n\n- Bureaucratic discretion and political control: Ministers and the Chief Minister can shape what is reported (through directions and declarations), which centralises content control. The Act requires consultation with a nominated Assembly committee before a direction is made (s 9), but the Minister may proceed after 30 days if no recommendation arrives.\n\n- Human-rights statements: Requiring a statement on human-rights measures (s 6(2) and s 8(3)(g)–(h)) adds specific substantive content obligations. This raises the compliance task to include policy assessment against human-rights standards and may require legal or policy input for drafting.\n\n- Effect on commercial or quasi‑commercial entities: Territory-owned corporations and some territory instrumentalities fall within the definition of territory entity (s 7C). Requiring them to report under this Act can add public reporting obligations to entities that have commercial activities.\n\n- Administrative efficiency: The combined-report provision (s 17) and the ability to align reporting with other laws (s 18) reduce duplication where multiple reporting regimes overlap.\n\n**Implementation risks and practical attention points**\n\n- Agencies should track notifiable instruments (directions and declarations) because those instruments set content and timing and can change from year to year (ss 7(3), 7C(2), 8(4)).\n\n- The consultation step for annual report directions (s 9) creates a short, fixed window (up to 30 days) that can be used by Assembly committees to influence content; agencies and Ministers must manage that timetable.\n\n- Where independent officers have separate statutory protections or reporting regimes, those instruments should be checked to avoid conflicting obligations (note to s 7A).\n\n**Bottom line**\n\nThis Act is a procedural framework that mandates, standardises and times annual reporting for a defined set of ACT public bodies and entities, gives Ministers and the Chief Minister a central role in setting content and timing rules (via notifiable instruments), and builds in specific requirements such as human-rights statements for director-general reports and, by direction, for public sector bodies and territory entities. It creates predictable deadlines and a single place to set content requirements, while concentrating content and timing discretion with Ministers and the Chief Minister and imposing recurring compliance costs on reporting agencies. (See especially ss 5–9 and 13–15.)"},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The original 2004 Act appears to have been simpler, focusing on public authorities and chief executives. Over 21 years and 17 republications, the scope has expanded significantly to include: territory entities/government-owned corporations (2016-2017), officers of the Assembly and the Office of the Legislative Assembly (2012, 2016), specific human rights reporting requirements (post-2004 Human Rights Act commencement), and detailed consultation requirements with Assembly committees (2022). The amendment history shows the original Part 6 (human rights amendments) and Part 7 (repeals) were completely removed, while new sections for different entity types were inserted. The Act has evolved from a simple annual reporting mechanism into a comprehensive framework covering virtually all ACT government entities including parliamentary officers."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple categories of reporting entities with slightly different rules (6 distinct report types defined)","Cross-references to other ACT legislation including the Public Sector Management Act 1994, Electoral Act 1992, and various specific Acts establishing bodies like the City Renewal Authority","Conditional timing provisions with nested exceptions – particularly section 13 which has multiple sub-clauses dealing with pre-election periods, Speaker availability, and post-election presentation","Ministerial declaration powers requiring 'notifiable instruments' (a type of official government notice)","Dictionary with 6 defined terms plus reliance on external definitions from the Legislation Act","Specific exemptions for certain integrity officers (Auditor-General, Integrity Commissioner) under other Acts"],"plain_english_summary":"This ACT law requires government leaders, department heads, public sector bodies, territory entities and Assembly officers to prepare and table annual reports to the Legislative Assembly, outlining management, performance and human‑rights measures, plus any content required by ministerial directions.\n\nReports are generally due within 15 weeks of year‑end (with special election timing and possible extensions), and the Minister must consult a parliamentary committee on reporting directions. The regime strengthens transparency and accountability over public administration and human‑rights compliance."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/annual-reports-government-agencies-act-2004","history":"/api/acts/annual-reports-government-agencies-act-2004/history","analysis":"/api/acts/annual-reports-government-agencies-act-2004/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/annual-reports-government-agencies-act-2004/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/annual-reports-government-agencies-act-2004/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/annual-reports-government-agencies-act-2004/documents"}}