45Reports

45 Reports (1) The Commission must submit a copy of its final report on an inquiry to the Minister. (2) If, in the opinion of the Commission, a final report will contain confidential or commercially-sensitive information, the Commission must divide the report into— (a) a document containing the confidential or commercially-sensitive information; and (b) another document containing the rest of the report. S. 45(3) amended by Nos 21/2019 s. 6, 41/2021 s. 21. (3) For the purposes of subsection (2), any information that the Commission may disclose under section 60C is not confidential or commercially-sensitive unless VCAT prohibits or restricts the disclosure of the information under section 56(b)(ii). (4) If the Commission submits a final report to the Minister in the form required by subsection (2), a reference to the final report in subsections (5), (6) and (7) is to be read as a reference to the document described in subsection (2)(b). (5) The Minister must cause a copy of the final report to be laid before each House of the Parliament within 7 sitting days of the House after receiving the final report. (6) The Minister must, after the final report has been laid before each House of the Parliament, or if the Parliament is not sitting, within 30 days after receiving a final report, ensure that a copy of the final report is available for public inspection. (7) After the Minister has made a final report publicly available, the Commission must ensure that copies are made publicly available.