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Contents
Page
Part 1 Preliminary
1 Name of Act 2
3 Dictionary 2
4 Notes 2
Part 2 Annual reports
5 State of the service report 3
6 Director-general annual report 3
7 Public sector body annual report 4
7A Officer of the Assembly annual report 5
7B Office of the Legislative Assembly annual report 5
7C Meaning of territory entity 5
7D Territory entity annual report 6
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8 Annual report direction 6
9 Consultation about annual report direction 7
Part 3 Responsible Ministers
9A Responsible Minister for state of the service report 8
10 Responsible Minister for director-general annual report 8
11 Responsible Minister for public sector body annual report 8
12 Responsible Minister for territory entity annual report 8
Part 4 Presentation of annual reports
13 Responsible Minister to present annual report 9
14 Extension of time for presenting annual reports 10
15 Presentation of annual reports of Office of the Legislative Assembly
and officers of the Assembly 11
Part 5 Miscellaneous
17 Combined reports 13
18 Relationship to other laws 13
19 References to officer of the Assembly 14
Dictionary 15
Endnotes
1 About the endnotes 17
2 Abbreviation key 17
3 Legislation history 18
4 Amendment history 21
5 Earlier republications 25
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Annual Reports (Government Agencies)
Act 2004
An Act relating to annual reports for certain government agencies, and for other
purposes
Part 1 Preliminary
Section 1
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Part 1 Preliminary
1 Name of Act
This Act is the Annual Reports (Government Agencies) Act 2004.
3 Dictionary
The dictionary at the end of this Act is part of this Act.
Note 1 The dictionary at the end of this Act defines terms used in this Act, and
includes references (signpost definitions) to other terms defined
elsewhere in this Act.
For example, the signpost definition ‘director-general annual report—
see section 6.’ means that the term ‘director-general annual report’ is
defined in that section.
Note 2 A definition in the dictionary (including a signpost definition) applies to
the entire Act unless the definition, or another provision of the Act,
provides otherwise or the contrary intention otherwise appears (see
Legislation Act, s 155 and s 156 (1)).
4 Notes
A note included in this Act is explanatory and is not part of this Act.
Note See Legislation Act, s 127 (1), (4) and (5) for the legal status of notes.
Annual reports Part 2
Section 5
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Part 2 Annual reports
5 State of the service report
(1) The head of service must, for a reporting year, prepare a report about
the operation of the public service during the reporting year (a state
of the service report).
(2) The report must include—
(a) an account of the management of the public sector during the
reporting year; and
(b) information about—
(i) any investigation conducted by the commissioner under the
Public Sector Management Act 1994; and
(ii) the exercise of a function given to the commissioner under
an Act; and
(c) anything else required under an annual report direction for a
state of the service report.
(3) The report may include any other information the head of service
considers appropriate.
6 Director-general annual report
(1) The director-general for an administrative unit must, for a reporting
year, prepare a report about the operation of the administrative unit
during the reporting year (a director-general annual report).
(2) The report must include a statement describing the measures taken by
the administrative unit during the reporting year to respect, protect
and promote human rights.
Part 2 Annual reports
Section 7
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7 Public sector body annual report
(1) This section applies to a public sector body other than—
(a) an officer of the Assembly; or
(b) the Office of the Legislative Assembly.
(2) A public sector body must, for a reporting year, prepare a report about
the operation of the body during the reporting year (a public sector
body annual report) if—
(a) the Minister makes a declaration that the public sector body
must prepare a public sector body annual report; or
(b) an Act states that the public sector body must prepare an annual
report.
Note The following public sector bodies must prepare an annual report:
• the architects board (see Architects Act 2004, s 67)
• the city renewal authority (see City Renewal Authority and Suburban
Land Agency Act 2017, s 14)
• the construction occupations registrar (see Construction Occupations
(Licensing) Act 2004, s 112)
• the suburban land agency (see City Renewal Authority and Suburban
Land Agency Act 2017, s 44)
• the disability advisory council (see Disability Inclusion Act 2024, s 25)
• the victims services scheme (see Victims of Crime Act 1994, s 21)
• the office of the work health and safety commissioner (see Work Health
and Safety Act 2011, sch 2, pt 2.2, s 2.41).
(3) A declaration is a notifiable instrument.
Annual reports Part 2
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7A Officer of the Assembly annual report
(1) An officer of the Assembly must, for a reporting year, prepare a report
about the operation of the officer during the reporting year (an officer
of the Assembly annual report).
Note The auditor-general, integrity commissioner and inspector of the integrity
commission are not required to comply with this Act in certain
circumstances (see Auditor-General Act 1996, s 7A and the Integrity
Commission Act 2018, s 218 (3) and s 283 (3)).
(2) The report must include an account of the management of the
officer’s office during the reporting year.
7B Office of the Legislative Assembly annual report
(1) The Office of the Legislative Assembly must, for a reporting year,
prepare a report about the operation of the Office of the Legislative
Assembly during the reporting year (an Office of the Legislative
Assembly annual report).
(2) The report must include an account of the management of the office
during the reporting year.
7C Meaning of territory entity
(1) In this Act:
territory entity means—
(a) a territory-owned corporation; or
(b) a territory instrumentality; or
(c) a body established under an Act declared by the Minister.
(2) A declaration is a notifiable instrument.
Part 2 Annual reports
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7D Territory entity annual report
A territory entity must, for a reporting year, prepare a report about the
operation of the entity during the reporting year (a territory entity
annual report).
8 Annual report direction
(1) The Minister must make a direction about annual reports (an annual
report direction).
Note Power to make a statutory instrument includes power to make different
provision in relation to different matters or different classes of matters
(see Legislation Act, s 48).
(2) An annual report, other than an annual report of the following entities,
must comply with the annual report direction:
(a) the Office of the Legislative Assembly;
(b) an officer of the Assembly.
(3) The annual report direction may require the following:
(a) an annual report to include stated information;
(b) an annual report to be in a stated form or published in a stated
place;
(c) all or part of an annual report to be included in another annual
report (as an attachment or otherwise);
(d) an annual report or part of an annual report to be prepared for a
stated period;
(e) a director-general annual report to include stated matters if a
public sector body does not comply with section 7 (Public sector
body annual report) or the annual report direction;
(f) an annual report to be given by a stated person or stated public
sector body to the responsible Minister by a stated day;
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(g) for a public sector body annual report—the report to include a
statement describing the measures taken by the public sector
body during the reporting year to respect, protect and promote
human rights;
(h) for a territory entity annual report—the report to include a
statement describing the measures taken by the entity during the
reporting year to respect, protect and promote human rights.
(4) An annual report direction is a notifiable instrument.
(5) The Minister must present a copy of an annual report direction to the
Legislative Assembly within 6 sitting days after the day it is notified
under the Legislation Act.
9 Consultation about annual report direction
(1) Before making an annual report direction under section 8, the
Minister must—
(a) give the relevant Assembly committee a copy of the proposed
annual report direction; and
(b) ask the committee, in writing, for any recommendation about the
proposed annual report direction; and
(c) consider any recommendation made, in writing, by the
committee.
(2) The Minister must not make the annual report direction until the
earlier of—
(a) the committee giving the Minister any recommendation; or
(b) 30 days after asking the committee for a recommendation.
(3) In this section:
relevant Assembly committee means a standing committee of the
Legislative Assembly nominated, in writing, by the Speaker for
subsection (1) (a).
Part 3 Responsible Ministers
Section 9A
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Part 3 Responsible Ministers
9A Responsible Minister for state of the service report
The responsible Minister for a state of the service report is the Chief
Minister.
10 Responsible Minister for director-general annual report
The responsible Minister for a director-general annual report of the
director-general of an administrative unit is the Minister allocated
responsibility for the administrative unit under the Public Sector
Management Act 1994, section 14 (1) (a) (Ministerial responsibility
and functions of administrative units).
11 Responsible Minister for public sector body annual report
The responsible Minister for a public sector body annual report is the
Minister allocated responsibility for the Act under which the body is
established under the administrative arrangements under the Public
Sector Management Act 1994.
12 Responsible Minister for territory entity annual report
(1) The Chief Minister must declare that a Minister is the responsible
Minister for a territory entity annual report.
(2) A declaration is a notifiable instrument.
Presentation of annual reports Part 4
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Part 4 Presentation of annual reports
13 Responsible Minister to present annual report
(1) The responsible Minister for an annual report must present the report
to the Legislative Assembly—
(a) within 15 weeks after the end of the reporting year (the 15-week
period), and on the day (if any) declared under subsection (2);
or
(b) if the 15-week period coincides with all or part of the
pre-election period for a general election of members of the
Assembly—on the second sitting day after the election is held.
(2) The Chief Minister may declare that an annual report to which
subsection (1) (a) applies must be presented to the Legislative
Assembly on a stated day that is within the 15-week period.
(3) A declaration is a notifiable instrument.
(4) If an annual report to which subsection (1) (a) applies has not been
presented to the Legislative Assembly before the last 7 days of the
15-week period, and there are no sitting days of the Legislative
Assembly during the 7 days—
(a) the responsible Minister must give the report, and a copy for
each member of the Legislative Assembly, to the Speaker before
the end of the 15-week period; and
(b) the Speaker must arrange for a copy of the report to be given to
each member of the Legislative Assembly on the day the
responsible Minister gives it to the Speaker; and
(c) the responsible Minister must present the report to the
Legislative Assembly—
(i) on the next sitting day after the end of the 15-week period;
or
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(ii) if the next sitting day is the first meeting of the Legislative
Assembly after a general election of members of the
Assembly—on the second sitting day after the election.
(5) This section has effect subject to section 14.
(6) In this section:
pre-election period—see the Electoral Act 1992, dictionary.
Speaker includes—
(a) if the Speaker is unavailable—the Deputy Speaker; and
(b) if both the Speaker and Deputy Speaker are unavailable—the
clerk of the Legislative Assembly.
unavailable—the Speaker or Deputy Speaker is unavailable if—
(a) he or she is absent from duty; or
(b) there is a vacancy in the office of Speaker or Deputy Speaker.
14 Extension of time for presenting annual reports
(1) The responsible Minister for an annual report may apply to the Chief
Minister for an extension of the time when the Minister must present
the report to the Legislative Assembly or, if section 13 (4) applies,
when the responsible Minister must give the report to the Speaker.
(2) An application for an extension must be made before the end of the
period in which, or day when, the report is required under section 13
to be presented to the Legislative Assembly or given to the Speaker.
(3) The application must be accompanied by a written statement of the
reasons for the failure to meet the time.
Presentation of annual reports Part 4
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(4) The Chief Minister may extend the time by—
(a) setting a period within which the report must be presented to the
Legislative Assembly; or
(b) fixing a day when the report must be presented to the Legislative
Assembly.
(5) If the extension has been granted, the responsible Minister must
present the report to the Legislative Assembly in accordance with the
extension.
(6) However, if there are no sitting days of the Legislative Assembly
during the period mentioned in subsection (4) (a), section 13 (4) (a)
to (c) applies as if a reference to the 15-week period were a reference
to the period mentioned in subsection (4) (a).
(7) The statement mentioned in subsection (3) must be presented to the
Legislative Assembly before the end of the period in which, or day
when, the report is required under section 13 to be presented to the
Legislative Assembly or given to the Speaker.
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Assembly and officers of the Assembly
(1) This section applies to an annual report of the following entities:
(a) the Office of the Legislative Assembly;
(b) an officer of the Assembly.
(2) The Speaker must present the report to the Legislative Assembly—
(a) within 15 weeks after the end of the reporting year; or
(b) if the 15-week period coincides with all or part of the
pre-election period for a general election of members of the
Assembly—on the 2nd sitting day after the election is held.
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(3) If an annual report to which subsection (2) (a) applies has not been
presented to the Legislative Assembly before the last 7 days of the
15-week period, and there are no sitting days of the Legislative
Assembly during the 7 days—
(a) the clerk of the Legislative Assembly or the officer of the
Assembly must give a copy of the report for each member of the
Legislative Assembly to the Speaker before the end of the
15-week period; and
(b) the Speaker must arrange for a copy of the report to be given to
each member of the Legislative Assembly on the day the clerk
or officer gives it to the Speaker; and
(c) the Speaker must present the report to the Legislative
Assembly—
(i) on the next sitting day after the end of the 15-week period;
or
(ii) if the next sitting day is the first meeting of the Legislative
Assembly after a general election of members of the
Assembly—on the second sitting day after the election.
(4) At the request of the clerk or officer, the Speaker may present the
report to the Legislative Assembly after the time required under
subsection (2) or (3).
(5) If subsection (4) applies, the Speaker must present the report to the
Legislative Assembly as soon as practicable.
(6) In this section:
pre-election period—see the Electoral Act 1992, dictionary.
Miscellaneous Part 5
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Part 5 Miscellaneous
17 Combined reports
(1) This section applies if—
(a) a person is required to prepare more than 1 report under this Act
in relation to the same reporting year; and
(b) the person considers that the reports can appropriately be
combined into a single report that complies with this Act.
Note A reference to an Act includes a reference to the statutory instruments
made or in force under the Act (see Legislation Act, s 104).
(2) The preparation of a combined report, and presentation of the report
to the Legislative Assembly, is taken to comply with the requirements
of this Act about the preparation and presentation of the reports that
have been combined.
18 Relationship to other laws
(1) This Act is in addition to the requirements of any other Territory law.
(2) If a public sector body is required under any other territory law to
prepare a report on the operation of the public sector body, the public
sector body may prepare a report that complies with both this Act and
the other law.
(3) If a territory entity is required under any other territory law to prepare
a report on the operation of the entity, the entity may prepare a report
that complies with both this Act and the other law.
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19 References to officer of the Assembly
For this Act, a reference to an officer of the Assembly, in relation to
the electoral commissioner, includes the other members of the
electoral commission.
Note The electoral commissioner is an officer of the Assembly (see Legislation
Act, dict, pt 1). All members of the electoral commission are independent
officers of the Legislative Assembly (see the Electoral Act 1992, s 6A).
Dictionary
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Dictionary
(see s 3)
Note 1 The Legislation Act contains definitions and other provisions relevant to
this Act.
Note 2 For example, the Legislation Act, dict, pt 1 defines the following terms:
• administrative unit
• auditor-general
• Chief Minister
• clerk (of the Legislative Assembly)
• director-general (see s 163)
• electoral commission
• electoral commissioner
• entity
• financial year
• integrity commissioner
• Minister (see s 162)
• notifiable instrument (see s 10)
• Office of the Legislative Assembly
• officer of the Assembly
• public sector body
• public service
• sitting day
• territory instrumentality
• territory-owned corporation.
annual report means—
(a) a director-general annual report; or
(b) an Office of the Legislative Assembly annual report; or
(c) an officer of the Assembly annual report; or
(d) a public sector body annual report; or
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(e) a state of the service report; or
(f) a territory entity annual report.
annual report direction—see section 8.
director-general annual report—see section 6.
Office of the Legislative Assembly annual report—see section 7B.
officer of the Assembly annual report—see section 7A.
public sector body annual report—see section 7.
reporting year—
(a) means—
(i) a financial year; or
(ii) if a period is stated in an annual report direction under
section 8 (3) (d) (Annual report direction)—the stated
period; but
(b) if the entity the subject of the report did not operate for all of the
period mentioned in paragraph (a)—does not include the period
during which the entity did not operate.
responsible Minister—
(a) for a director-general annual report—see section 10; or
(b) for a public sector body annual report—see section 11; or
(c) for a state of the service report—see section 9A; or
(d) for a territory entity annual report—see section 12.
Speaker—see section 13 (6) (Responsible Minister to present annual
report).
state of the service report—see section 5.
territory entity—see section 7C.
territory entity annual report—see section 7D.
Endnotes
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Endnotes
1 About the endnotes
Amending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the
amendment history. Current modifications are not included in the republished law
but are set out in the endnotes.
Not all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are
annotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can be
obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.
Uncommenced amending laws are not included in the republished law. The details
of these laws are underlined in the legislation history. Uncommenced expiries are
underlined in the legislation history and amendment history.
If all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered
provisions gives details of previous and current numbering.
The endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.
2 Abbreviation key
A = Act NI = Notifiable instrument
AF = Approved form o = order
am = amended om = omitted/repealed
amdt = amendment ord = ordinance
AR = Assembly resolution orig = original
ch = chapter par = paragraph/subparagraph
CN = Commencement notice pres = present
def = definition prev = previous
DI = Disallowable instrument (prev...) = previously
dict = dictionary pt = part
disallowed = disallowed by the Legislative r = rule/subrule
Assembly reloc = relocated
div = division renum = renumbered
exp = expires/expired R[X] = Republication No
Gaz = gazette RI = reissue
hdg = heading s = section/subsection
IA = Interpretation Act 1967 sch = schedule
ins = inserted/added sdiv = subdivision
LA = Legislation Act 2001 SL = Subordinate law
LR = legislation register sub = substituted
LRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996 underlining = whole or part not commenced
mod = modified/modification or to be expired
Endnotes
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3 Legislation history
Annual Reports (Government Agencies) Act 2004 A2004-8
notified LR 19 March 2004
s 1, s 2 commenced 19 March 2004 (LA s 75 (1))
pt 6 commenced 1 July 2004 (s 20 and see Human Rights Act 2004
A2004-5 s 2)
remainder commenced 13 April 2004 (s 2 and CN2004-5)
as amended by
Administrative (One ACT Public Service Miscellaneous Amendments)
Act 2011 A2011-22 sch 1 pt 1.12
notified LR 30 June 2011
s 1, s 2 commenced 30 June 2011 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 1 pt 1.12 commenced 1 July 2011 (s 2 (1))
Legislative Assembly (Office of the Legislative Assembly) Act 2012
A2012-26 sch 1 pt 1.1
notified LR 24 May 2012
s 1, s 2 commenced 24 May 2012 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 1 pt 1.1 commenced 1 July 2012 (s 2)
Auditor-General Amendment Act 2013 A2013-25 sch 1 pt 1.1
notified LR 20 August 2013
s 1, s 2 commenced 20 August 2013 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 1 pt 1.1 commenced 20 February 2014 (s 2 and LA s 79)
Officers of the Assembly Legislation Amendment Act 2013 A2013-41
sch 1 pt 1.1
notified LR 7 November 2013
s 1, s 2 commenced 7 November 2013 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 1 pt 1.1 commenced 1 July 2014 (s 2)
Annual Reports (Government Agencies) Amendment Act 2015
A2015-16
notified LR 27 May 2015
s 1, s 2 commenced 27 May 2015 (LA s 75 (1))
remainder commenced 3 June 2015 (s 2)
Endnotes
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Public Sector Management Amendment Act 2016 A2016-52 sch 1
pt 1.5
notified LR 25 August 2016
s 1, s 2 commenced 25 August 2016 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 1 pt 1.5 commenced 1 September 2016 (s 2)
Statute Law Amendment Act 2017 A2017-4 sch 1 pt 1.1
notified LR 23 February 2017
s 1, s 2 commenced 23 February 2017 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 1 pt 1.1 commenced 9 March 2017 (s 2)
City Renewal Authority and Suburban Land Agency Act 2017
A2017-12 sch 1 pt 1.1
notified LR 18 May 2017
s 1, s 2 commenced 18 May 2017 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 1 pt 1.1 commenced 1 July 2017 (s 2 and CN2017-3)
Statute Law Amendment Act 2017 (No 2) A2017-28 sch 1 pt 1.1, sch 3
pt 3.2
notified LR 27 September 2017
s 1, s 2 commenced 27 September 2017 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 1 pt 1.1, sch 3 pt 3.2 commenced 11 October 2017 (s 2)
Integrity Commission Act 2018 A2018-52 sch 1 pt 1.1
(as am by A2019-18 s 4)
notified LR 11 December 2018
s 1, s 2 commenced 11 December 2018 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 1 pt 1.1 commenced 1 July 2019 (s 2 (1) as am by A2019-18 s 4)
Integrity Commission Amendment Act 2019 A2019-18 s 4
notified LR 14 June 2019
s 1, s 2 commenced 14 June 2019 (LA s 75 (1))
s 4 commenced 1 July 2019 (s 2 (1))
Note This Act only amends the Integrity Commission Act 2018
A2018-52.
Work Health and Safety Amendment Act 2019 A2019-38 sch 1 pt 1.1
notified LR 31 October 2019
s 1, s 2 commenced 31 October 2019 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 1 pt 1.1 commenced 30 April 2020 (s 2 (1) and LA s 79)
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3 Legislation history
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Legislation (Legislative Assembly Committees) Amendment Act 2022
A2022-4 sch 1 pt 1.2
notified LR 30 March 2022
s 1, s 2 commenced 30 March 2022 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 1 pt 1.2 commenced 6 April 2022 (s 2)
Disability Inclusion Act 2024 A2024-44 pt 7
notified LR 17 September 2024
s 1, s 2 commenced 17 September 2024 (LA s 75 (1))
pt 7 commenced 17 March 2025 (s 2 and LA s 79)
Statute Law Amendment Act 2025 A2025-29 sch 3 pt 3.4, sch 4 pt 4.10
notified LR 6 November 2025
s 1, s 2 commenced 6 November 2025 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 3 pt 3.4, sch 4 pt 4.10 commenced 16 November 2025 (s 2 (1), (9))
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4 Amendment history
Commencement
s 2 om LA s 89 (4)
Dictionary
s 3 am A2011-22 amdt 1.42; A2016-52 amdt 1.12
State of the service report
s 5 hdg am A2011-22 amdt 1.46
s 5 am A2004-8 s 21; A2011-22 amdt 1.46
sub A2015-16 s 4; A2016-52 amdt 1.13
Director-general annual report
s 6 am A2012-26 amdt 1.1, amdt 1.2; ss renum R5 LA; A2013-25
amdt 1.1; A2013-41 amdt 1.1, amdt 1.2
sub A2015-16 s 4; A2016-52 amdt 1.13
Public sector body annual report
s 7 sub A2015-16 s 4; A2016-52 amdt 1.13
am A2017-12 amdt 1.1; A2019-38 amdt 1.1; A2024-44 s 30;
A2025-29 amdt 4.10
Officer of the Assembly annual report
s 7A ins A2016-52 amdt 1.13
am A2018-52 amdt 1.1; A2025-29 amdt 3.4
Office of the Legislative Assembly annual report
s 7B ins A2016-52 amdt 1.13
Meaning of territory entity
s 7C ins A2016-52 amdt 1.13
sub A2017-4 amdt 1.1
am A2025-29 amdt 4.10
Territory entity annual report
s 7D ins A2017-4 amdt 1.1
Public sector body annual report
s 8 sub A2015-16 s 4
am A2016-52 amdt 1.14, amdt 1.15; A2017-4 amdt 1.2;
A2025-29 amdt 4.10
Consultation about annual report direction
s 9 am A2004-8 s 22; pars renum R2 LA (see A2004-8 s 23);
A2011-22 amdt 1.46; A2012-26 amdt 1.3; ss renum R5 LA;
A2013-41 amdt 1.3
sub A2015-16 s 4
am A2022-4 amdt 1.3, amdt 1.4
Responsible Minister for state of the service report
s 9A ins A2017-28 amdt 1.1
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Responsible Minister for director-general annual report
s 10 hdg am A2011-22 amdt 1.46
s 10 am A2011-22 amdt 1.46
Responsible Minister for public sector body annual report
s 11 am A2012-26 amdt 1.4; A2013-41 amdt 1.4
sub A2016-52 amdt 1.16; A2017-4 amdt 1.3
Responsible Minister for territory entity annual report
s 12 hdg sub A2017-4 amdt 1.4
s 12 am A2012-26 amdt 1.5; A2013-41 amdt 1.5
sub A2016-52 amdt 1.16
am A2017-4 amdt 1.5; A2025-29 amdt 4.10
Responsible Minister to present annual report
s 13 am A2015-16 ss 5-8; A2025-29 amdt 4.10
Extension of time for presenting annual reports
s 14 am A2015-16 ss 9-12
Presentation of annual reports of Office of the Legislative Assembly and
officers of the Assembly
s 15 sub A2012-26 amdt 1.6; A2013-41 amdt 1.6
am A2015-16 ss 13-16; A2017-28 amdt 3.2
Declaration of public authority
s 16 am A2015-16 s 17
om A2016-52 amdt 1.17
Combined reports
s 17 am A2015-16 s 18
Relationship to other laws
s 18 am A2016-52 amdt 1.18; A2017-4 amdt 1.6
References to officer of the Assembly
s 19 exp 1 July 2005 (s 19 (2))
ins A2013-41 amdt 1.7
Amendments of section 5 and section 9—human rights
pt 6 hdg om R2 LA
Application of pt 6
s 20 om R2 LA
Act, section 5 (2)
s 21 om LA s 89 (3)
Act, new section 9 (3) (da) and note
s 22 om LA s 89 (3)
Act, section 9 (3)
s 23 om LA s 89 (3)
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Expiry of pt 6
s 24 om R2 LA
Repeals and consequential amendments
pt 7 hdg om LA s 89 (3)
Act repealed
s 25 om LA s 89 (3)
Instruments repealed
s 26 om LA s 89 (3)
Auditor-General Act 1996, new section 9A
s 27 om LA s 89 (3)
Dictionary
dict am A2011-22 amdt 1.43, amdt 1.44; A2012-26 amdt 1.7;
A2013-41 amdt 1.8; A2015-16 s 19; A2016-52
amdts 1.19-1.21; A2017-4 amdt 1.7, amdt 1.8; A2018-52
amdt 1.2
def annual report am A2011-22 amdt 1.46
sub A2016-52 amdt 1.22
am A2017-4 amdt 1.9
def annual report direction am A2017-28 amdt 3.3
def chief executive annual report om A2011-22 amdt 1.45
def director-general annual report ins A2011-22 amdt 1.45
sub A2016-52 amdt 1.22
def financial year am A2011-22 amdt 1.46
om A2015-16 s 20
def Office of the Legislative Assembly annual report ins
A2016-52 amdt 1.23
def officer of the Assembly annual report ins A2016-52
amdt 1.23
def public administration annual report om A2016-52
amdt 1.24
def public authority am A2012-26 amdt 1.8; A2013-41
amdt 1.9; A2015-16 s 21, s 22; pars renum R8 LA
om A2016-52 amdt 1.24
def public authority annual report om A2016-52 amdt 1.24
def public sector body annual report ins A2016-52
amdt 1.25
def reporting year ins A2015-16 s 23
am A2017-28 amdt 3.4
def responsible Minister am A2011-22 amdt 1.46
sub A2016-52 amdt 1.26
am A2017-4 amdt 1.10; A2017-28 amdt 3.5
def state of the service report ins A2016-52 amdt 1.27
def territory entity ins A2017-4 amdt 1.11
def territory entity annual report ins A2017-4 amdt 1.11
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def Territory instrumentality om A2015-16 s 24
def territory-owned corporation annual report ins A2016-52
amdt 1.27
om A2017-4 amdt 1.12
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Earlier republications 5
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5 Earlier republications
Some earlier republications were not numbered. The number in column 1 refers to
the publication order.
Since 12 September 2001 every authorised republication has been published in
electronic pdf format on the ACT legislation register. A selection of authorised
republications have also been published in printed format. These republications are
marked with an asterisk (*) in column 1. Except for the footer, electronic and
printed versions of an authorised republication are identical.
Republication
No and date
Effective Last
amendment
made by
Republication
for
R1
13 Apr 2004
13 Apr 2004-
30 June 2004
not amended new Act
R2
1 July 2004
1 July 2004–
1 July 2005
not amended amendments on
commencement of
A2004-5
R3
2 July 2005
2 July 2005–
30 June 2011
not amended commenced expiry
R4
1 July 2011
1 July 2011–
30 June 2012
A2011-22 amendments by
A2011-22
R5
1 July 2012
1 July 2012–
19 Feb 2014
A2012-26 amendments by
A2012-26
R6
20 Feb 2014
20 Feb 2014–
30 June 2014
A2013-25 amendments by
A2013-25
R7
1 July 2014
1 July 2014–
2 June 2015
A2013-41 amendments by
A2013-41
R8
3 June 2015
3 June 2015–
31 Aug 2016
A2015-16 amendments by
A2015-16
R9
1 Sept 2016
1 Sept 2016–
8 Mar 2017
A2016-52 amendments by
A2016-52
R10
9 Mar 2017
9 Mar 2017–
30 June 2017
A2017-4 amendments by
A2017-4
R11
1 July 2017
1 July 2017–
10 Oct 2017
A2017-12 amendments by
A2017-12
R12
11 Oct 2017
11 Oct 2017–
30 June 2019
A2017-28 amendments by
A2017-28