18Public release and tabling of final budget outcome reports

#### 18 Public release and tabling of final budget outcome reports (1) The Treasurer is to publicly release and table a final budget outcome report for each financial year no later than 3 months after the end of the financial year. (2) If: (a) a final budget outcome report is publicly released within 3 months after the end of the financial year; but (b) a House of the Parliament is not sitting when the report is released; the report does not have to be tabled in that House until it next sits (or as soon as practicable after then), even if that is after the end of that 3 months. (3) The final budget outcome report for a financial year may be incorporated in the budget economic and fiscal outlook report for the next financial year if the next financial year’s budget is brought down after the start of that year.