9Annual program report

9 Annual program report

(1) A relevant authority shall: (a) prepare a report (in this section called a program report) on the development and implementation of its program during each period of 12 months commencing on the operative day in relation to the authority or the anniversary of that day; and (b) lodge the report with the responsible Minister within 3 months after the end of the period to which the report relates. (2) A program report shall provide, in respect of the period to which it relates: (a) a detailed analysis of the action taken by the relevant authority to develop and implement its program; (b) the assessments referred to in paragraph 6(h); and (c) particulars of each direction given by the Minister under section 12. (3) Where a relevant authority has lodged a program report with the responsible Minister, that Minister: (a) shall, if the report fails to satisfy the requirements of this Act, by notice in writing, request the authority to lodge a further report, within such period as is specified in the notice; and (b) shall, if the report or further report, as the case may be, satisfies the requirements of this Act, cause a copy of the report or further report to be laid before each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after the day on which that Minister receives the report or further report. (4) If: (a) a relevant authority is required by an Act other than this Act to prepare an annual report for presentation to the Parliament; and (b) the annual report is lodged with the responsible Minister within 3 months after the end of the period to which a program report relates; then the authority may, with the consent of the responsible Minister, include that program report in the annual report. (5) Where an authority ceases to be a relevant authority, this section continues to apply, in relation to the final period, as if: (a) references to the relevant authority were references to the authority; and (b) a reference to a period of 12 months were a reference to the final period. (6) In subsection (5), final period means the period beginning on the last anniversary of the operative day before the day on which the authority ceased to be a relevant authority and ending on that day.