41EReports on public hearings

#### 41E Reports on public hearings 41E Reports on public hearings > > (1) The Minister may, in the instrument of appointment of a public inquirer, require the public inquirer to prepare and provide to the Minister one or more reports on a public inquiry (including reports before the public inquiry is concluded) on specified matters within a specified time. > > > (2) The public inquirer must prepare any report required by the Minister. > > > (3) The Minister may cause a copy of a report provided to the Minister to be published in any way that the Minister considers appropriate, including by publishing it on a website or tabling it in one or both Houses of Parliament. > > > (4) A copy of a report to be tabled in a House of Parliament may be presented to the Clerk of the House if the House is not sitting when it is sought to be tabled. > > > (5) A copy of a report presented under subsection (4)— > > > > > (a) is, on presentation and for all purposes, taken to have been laid before the House, and > > > > > (b) may be printed by authority of the Clerk of the House, and > > > > > (c) if so printed, is taken to be a document published by or under the authority of the House, and > > > > > (d) is to be recorded— > > > > > > > (i) in the case of the Legislative Council—in the Minutes of the Proceedings of the Legislative Council, and > > > > > > > (ii) in the case of the Legislative Assembly—in the Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly, > > > > > > on the first sitting day of the House after receipt of the copy of the report by the Clerk. > > **ss 41D–41F:** Ins 2017 No 36, Sch 1 \[7\].