26BReview of arrangements and grants

26B Review of arrangements and grants

(1) The Emergency Management Minister must cause an independent review of the following matters to be undertaken before the fifth anniversary of the commencement of this section: (a) the section 20 arrangements and section 20 grants that have been made, including their purposes and the payments made in relation to them; (b) the appropriateness of the processes by which decisions to make or not to make such arrangements and grants have been made, taking into account the information reported under section 26A; (c) the implementation of any guidelines for making decisions of that kind, and compliance with the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 and instruments made under that Act in relation to those decisions; (d) whether any additional measures should be taken (including amendments of this Act) to improve transparency relating to decisions of that kind, and if so what those measures should be. (2) The person or persons who conduct the review must: (a) give the Emergency Management Minister a written report of the review; and (b) do so before the fifth anniversary of the commencement of this section. (3) The Emergency Management Minister must cause a copy of: (a) the terms of reference for the review; and (b) the report of the review; to be tabled in each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after the report is given to the Minister. (4) The Emergency Management Minister must also cause a copy of the terms of reference and report to be published on the NEMA’s website as soon as practicable after the report is given to the Minister.