Energy and Water Ombudsman Act 2006
sec.77Annual report
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sec.77 Annual report
The energy and water ombudsman must— prepare and give to the Minister a written report about the operations of the energy and water ombudsman office during each financial year; and as soon as practicable after it is given to the Minister, publish it on the energy and water ombudsman’s website. The report must be given as soon as practicable after the end of the financial year, but within a period that will allow the report to be tabled in the Legislative Assembly within the tabling period under the Financial and Performance Management Standard 2009 , section 49 (2) . Without limiting subsection (1) , the energy and water ombudsman must include in the report— a description of the following matters for the year— dispute referrals made; dispute referrals that the energy and water ombudsman decided, under section 22 , not to investigate or continue to investigate; dispute referrals investigated; decisions under section 34 , including final orders made; matters referred to an energy Act regulator, QCA or the regulator under the Water Supply (Safety and Reliability) Act 2008 , section 10 ; and details of other functions performed by the energy and water ombudsman or energy and water ombudsman officers during the year; and financial statements for the energy and water ombudsman office for the year. A description may include statistics. The report must not be prepared in a way that discloses confidential information. s 77 amd 2010 No. 53 ss 41 , 3 sch 1 ; 2012 No. 39 s 102 sch pt 2 (sec.77-ssec.1) The energy and water ombudsman must— prepare and give to the Minister a written report about the operations of the energy and water ombudsman office during each financial year; and as soon as practicable after it is given to the Minister, publish it on the energy and water ombudsman’s website. (sec.77-ssec.2) The report must be given as soon as practicable after the end of the financial year, but within a period that will allow the report to be tabled in the Legislative Assembly within the tabling period under the Financial and Performance Management Standard 2009 , section 49 (2) . (sec.77-ssec.3) Without limiting subsection (1) , the energy and water ombudsman must include in the report— a description of the following matters for the year— dispute referrals made; dispute referrals that the energy and water ombudsman decided, under section 22 , not to investigate or continue to investigate; dispute referrals investigated; decisions under section 34 , including final orders made; matters referred to an energy Act regulator, QCA or the regulator under the Water Supply (Safety and Reliability) Act 2008 , section 10 ; and details of other functions performed by the energy and water ombudsman or energy and water ombudsman officers during the year; and financial statements for the energy and water ombudsman office for the year. (sec.77-ssec.4) A description may include statistics. (sec.77-ssec.5) The report must not be prepared in a way that discloses confidential information.