78Provisions relating to reports

#### 78 Provisions relating to reports 78 Provisions relating to reports > > (1) A copy of a report furnished to the Presiding Officer of a House of Parliament under this Part shall be laid before that House within 15 sitting days of that House after it is received by the Presiding Officer. > > > (1A) The Inspector may include in a report a recommendation that the report be made public forthwith. > > > (2) The Commission may include in a report a recommendation that the report be made public forthwith. > > > (3) If a report includes a recommendation by the Commission or the Inspector that the report be made public forthwith, a Presiding Officer of a House of Parliament may make it public whether or not that House is in session and whether or not the report has been laid before that House. > > > (4) If such a report is made public by the Presiding Officer of a House of Parliament before it is laid before that House, it attracts the same privileges and immunities as if it had been laid before that House. > > > (5) A Presiding Officer need not inquire whether all or any conditions precedent have been satisfied as regards a report purporting to have been made and furnished in accordance with this Act. > > **s 78:** Am 2005 No 10, Sch 1 \[35\] \[36\].