21Annual reports

21 Annual reports

21 Annual reports

(1) The Commission must, by 1 July in each year, give the Minister a report for the previous calendar year about the following—

(a) New South Wales’s progress towards the primary targets and interim targets,

(b) New South Wales’s progress in relation to the adaptation objective,

(c) a summary of all reports given to the Minister by the Commission during the calendar year,

(d) other matters prescribed by the regulations.

(2) The Commission may also include in the report a recommendation to the Minister that had not been given to the Minister during the calendar year.

(3) In preparing the report, the Commission must consult with the Agriculture Commissioner appointed under the Agriculture Commissioner Act 2024.

(4) Within 6 months after receiving the report required under subsection (1), the Minister must—

(a) publish a response to the report, and

(b) table the response in both Houses of Parliament within 28 days of publishing the response.

s 21: Am 2024 No 77, Sch 3.1; 2025 No 58, Sch 1[1]–[3].