38ECTabling etc of reports under section 38EB

38EC Tabling etc of reports under section 38EB

38EC Tabling etc of reports under section 38EB

(1) The Auditor-General must, as soon as practicable after making a report under section 38EB—

(a) present the report to each House of Parliament, if that House is sitting, or

(b) if the Auditor-General does not consider it in the public interest for the report to be made public as soon as practicable after making the report—

(i) present the report to each House of Parliament, if that House is sitting, on a confidential basis which precludes the report being published by order or under authority of the House until appropriate under subparagraph (iii), and

(ii) present a notice to each House of Parliament that states the Auditor-General’s intention to present the report for publication by order or under authority of the House—

(A) by a date, not more than 6 months after the making of the report, specified in the notice, or

(B) after the occurrence of a particular event, not more than 6 months after the making of the report, specified in the notice, and

(iii) present the report to each House of Parliament, if that House is sitting, for publication by order or under authority of the House—

(A) no later than the date specified in the notice, or

(B) as soon as practicable after the occurrence of the particular event specified in the notice.

(2) If a House of Parliament is not sitting when the Auditor-General seeks to present a report or notice to the House under this section, the Auditor-General must present the report or notice to the Clerk of the House to be dealt with in accordance with section 63C, subject to subsection (2A).

(2A) If a report is presented to each House of Parliament, or to the Clerk of each House, on a confidential basis under subsection (1) or (2), the report—

(a) must not be published by order or under authority of the House or otherwise published until the report is presented under subsection (1)(b)(iii), and

(b) may be inspected only by members of each House of Parliament but members must not take copies of, or extracts from, the report, and