32Annual reports to Parliament

32 Annual reports to Parliament

32 Annual reports to Parliament

(1) The Advocate is required to prepare, within the period of 4 months after 30 June in each year, a report of the Advocate’s operations during the year ended on that 30 June and furnish the report to the Presiding Officer of each House of Parliament.

(2) A report by the Advocate under this section must include the following—

(a) a description of the Advocate’s activities during that year in relation to each of the Advocate’s functions,

(b) an evaluation of the response of relevant authorities to the recommendations of the Advocate,

(c) any recommendations for changes in the laws of the State, or for administrative action, that the Advocate considers should be made as a result of the exercise of the Advocate’s functions,

(d) a description of any request made by the Advocate to conduct a special inquiry that was not approved by the Minister and a statement of the reasons given by the Minister for not approving that request.