25Annual reports to Parliament

#### 25 Annual reports to Parliament 25 Annual reports to Parliament > > (1) The Commissioner is required to prepare, within the period of 4 months after 30 June in each year, a report on the activities of the Commissioner, and the activities of the Official Community Visitors, during the year ended on that 30 June and to provide the report to the Presiding Officer of each House of Parliament. > > > (2) The Commissioner may, but is not required to, prepare the annual report on the activities of the Official Community Visitors as a separate annual report under this section. > > > (3) An annual report by the Commissioner must include information about the number of referrals made by the Commissioner under section 13 and the outcome of each referral. > > > (4) An annual report prepared under subsection (1) must include the following— > > > > > (a) any recommendations for administrative action or changes in the laws of the State that the Commissioner considers necessary, > > > > > (b) information on the number of reports made to, and actioned by, the Commissioner, and the number of referrals made elsewhere and to whom, > > > > > (c) the number of investigations held under section 13 (11) where consent was not given, including as a percentage of total investigations held, > > > > > (d) if a Board member has been removed under section 29 (9) during the reporting period, the reasons for removing the member.