221Modifications about annual report

221 Modifications about annual report

221 Modifications about annual report

The Ombudsman Act applies as if it were modified to provide that—

(a) the Education and Care Services Ombudsman is required to submit, within 4 months after the end of each financial year, an annual report for the financial year to the Ministerial Council; and

(b) the Education and Care Services Ombudsman is required to include in the annual report a financial statement for the period to which the report relates that—

(i) has been prepared in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards; and

(ii) has been audited by a public sector auditor (within the meaning of section 279(6) of the Law); and

(c) the Education and Care Services Ombudsman is required to include in the annual report a report about the performance of the Ombudsman’s functions under the Ombudsman Act during the period to which the report relates; and

(d) the requirement to lay a copy of the report before each House of the Parliament is a requirement for each member of the Ministerial Council to cause a copy of the report to be laid before each House of the Parliament of the jurisdiction the member represents.