26AAnnual report regarding arrangements and grants

26A Annual report regarding arrangements and grants

(1) The Emergency Management Minister must cause to be prepared, as soon as practicable after the end of each financial year, an annual report on the exercise of the Minister’s functions and powers under section 20 (which deals with arrangements and grants) during the year. (2) Without limiting subsection (1), the report must include the following in relation to each process by which a decision was made during the year to make one or more section 20 arrangements or section 20 grants: (a) details of how the process was conducted; (b) for each arrangement or grant that was made as a result of the process: (i) the name of the person (other than an individual) or body with or to which the arrangement or grant was made; and (ii) details of the arrangement or grant made; (c) for each person or body that, as part of the process, made an unsuccessful application (however described) for an arrangement or grant: (i) the name of the person (other than an individual) or body; and (ii) details of the arrangement or grant applied for. (3) However, information described in paragraph (2)(c) can only be included in the report if the person or body that made the unsuccessful application provides their agreement in writing. (4) The Emergency Management Minister must cause a copy of the report to be tabled in each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after the end of the financial year to which the report relates.