81Annual report

81 Annual report

(1) The Board must, as soon as practicable after the end of each financial year, prepare and give to the Environment Minister, for presentation to the Parliament, a report on its operations during that year.

Note: See also section 34C of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901, which contains extra rules about annual reports.

(2) If, in accordance with paragraph 62(1)(d), the Board makes an assessment during a financial year of: (a) the performance of a measure prescribed for the purposes of paragraph 62(1)(a) against performance indicators; or (b) the implementation of a measure prescribed for the purposes of paragraph 62(1)(a); or (c) the performance of a Biodiversity Fund program measure referred to in paragraph 62(1)(b) against performance indicators; or (d) the implementation of a Biodiversity Fund program measure referred to in paragraph 62(1)(b); the Board’s report for the financial year must include: (e) a summary of that assessment; and (f) a statement describing the contribution (if any) of the performance and implementation of the measure in advancing: (i) the protection, management or restoration of land biodiversity; and (ii) the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from the land sector.