101Publication of Council reports

#### 101 Publication of Council reports (1) Where a Council report is given to the Minister, the Minister is to cause it to be made public in such a way or in such ways as he or she considers appropriate. (2) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), the Minister, in his or her discretion, may cause a Council report to be made public by causing it to be laid before each House of the Parliament. (3) Where the Minister is satisfied that the publication of a Council report would be contrary to the public interest, the Minister may, in his or her discretion: (a) refrain from publication of the report until the Minister is satisfied that the publication would not be contrary to the public interest; or (b) if the Minister is satisfied it is possible to do so without the report being misleading—publish the report with such deletions as he or she considers necessary to protect the public interest. (4) Where the Minister publishes a Council report with deletions, the Minister must make it publicly known that the report was published with deletions. (5) Where the Minister has published a Council report with deletions, the Minister must publish the report without those deletions by causing it to be made public in such a way, or in such ways, as the Minister considers appropriate, if and when the Minister becomes satisfied that the publication of the report without deletions would not be contrary to the public interest. (6) The Council must not: (a) make public a Council report that has not been published by the Minister under subsection (1), paragraph (3)(b) or subsection (5); or (b) make public a draft of a Council report that has not been so published or that was last so published with deletions; or (c) if a Council report was last published by the Minister with deletions—make a report public without those deletions. (7) Where a member disagrees with a finding or recommendation to be included in a Council report, the report must include a statement of the views of that member in respect of that finding or recommendation and must identify the member holding those views. (8) In subsection (6): > report includes part of a report.