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(1) As soon as practicable after the end of each financial year, the Council must prepare and give to the Minister a report on the operations of the Council during that year. (2) Without limiting the matters that may be included in a report under subsection (1), the report must include information about:

(a) the matters referred by the Minister to the Council, the reports prepared by the Council on those matters and the persons, bodies and authorities (if any) consulted by the Council in preparing those reports; and

(b) the matters in relation to which the Council gave information and advice to the Minister on its own motion.

(3) In addition to the report referred to in subsection (1), the Council must give to the Minister such reports relating to the performance of its functions as the Minister requires and may give such other reports as the Council thinks fit. (4) Without limiting subsection (3), the Council must, at such times and in respect of such periods as the Minister directs, give to the Minister reports on the matters referred to it by the Minister. (5) The Minister must cause a copy of each report given under this section to be laid before each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after the day on which the Minister received the report. (6) If a report under subsection (1) relates to the financial year in which the Employment, Education and Training Amendment Act 2000 commenced, it need not deal with the part of the financial year preceding that commencement.