Child Wellbeing and Safety Act 2005
41MOpportunity to respond to adverse comment or opinion in report
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41M Opportunity to respond to adverse comment or opinion in report
Despite any other provision in this Part, the Social Services Regulator, a sector regulator or an integrated sector regulator must not give a section of an annual report or any other report prepared in accordance with section 41K(1) or (2) to a Minister or a Secretary if—
(a) the section or report includes any comment or opinion that is adverse to a relevant entity; and
S. 41M(b) amended by Nos 23/2021 s. 51(2)(c), 58/2025 s. 48.
(b) the Social Services Regulator, the sector regulator or integrated sector regulator has not given the relevant entity an opportunity to comment on the adverse comment or opinion.
Pt 6 Div. 7 (Heading and ss 41N, 41O) inserted by No. 63/2016 s. 8.