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 (a) must not be published by order or under authority of the House or otherwise published until the report is presented under subsection (1)(b)(iii), and 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 > > > > > (c) must not be referred to by members of the House publicly, including in a House of Parliament, in a way that would reveal the content of the report. > > > (3) The Auditor-General may include a report under this section in another report of the Auditor-General to the House of Parliament concerned. > > **s 38EC:** Ins 2022 No 75, Sch 1\[1\]. Am 2025 No 40, Sch 1\[1\]–\[5\].