19Annual and special report

19 Annual and special report (1) As soon as practicable after the end of each financial year, the Commissioner must report in writing to the Minister on the exercise of his or her powers and the performance of his or her functions during the financial year. (2) The Commissioner may report at any time to the Minister on any of the following: (a) the exercise of his or her powers or the performance of his or her functions; (b) complaints dealt with under this Act; (c) the progress and results of conciliations and investigations undertaken under this Act; (d) contraventions of this Act; (e) any other matter relating to health services or community services that the Commissioner considers appropriate. (3) The Minister must table in the Legislative Assembly a copy of the report within 6 sitting days after receiving it. (4) The Speaker may authorise the Commissioner to publish a report, in the public interest or in the interest of an Agency, authority, organisation, person or body, relating: (a) generally to the exercise of his or her powers or the performance of his or her functions; or (b) to any particular matter investigated by the Commissioner. (5) A report may be published under subsection (4) whether or not a matter dealt with in the report has been the subject of a report that has been tabled in the Legislative Assembly.