Defence and Veterans’ Service Commissioner Act 2026
87Annual report
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87 Annual report
(1) The annual report prepared by the Commissioner and given to the Minister under section 46 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 for a period must include information about:
(a) the performance of the Commissioner’s functions during the period; and
(b) the exercise of the Commissioner’s powers during the period.
(2) Without limiting subsection (1), the annual report must include the following:
(a) the number of inquiries under Division 2 of Part 3 started during the period;
(b) the number of inquiries under Division 2 of Part 3 completed during the period;
(c) the number of the following during the period:
(i) summons served by the Commissioner under section 31;
(ii) notices served by the Commissioner under section 33;
(iii) times an authorised official entered premises under section 34;
(iv) times an authorised official accessed documents or other records by remote means under section 35;
(v) search warrants applied for by the Commissioner and authorised members under section 36;
(d) any other matter prescribed by the rules.
(3) However, the annual report must not include information that the Commissioner is satisfied is:
(a) intelligence information; or
(b) operationally sensitive information; or
(c) information that is personal and private, unless the individual to whom the information relates consents to the inclusion of the information in the report.