56Opportunity to provide comment on report

### 56 Opportunity to provide comment on report > > (1)  Before finalising any report for submission to the Board, the chief executive officer may, if he or she considers it appropriate, give a draft of the report to – > > > > > > (a) the principal officer of the relevant public authority; and > > > > > > > (b) [*\[Section 56 Subsection (1) amended by No. 55 of 2011, s. 12, Applied:22 Dec 2011\]*](/view/html/inforce/2011-12-22/act-2011-055#GS12@EN) the public officer who is the subject of the investigation; and > > > > > > > (c) any other person who in the chief executive officer's opinion has a special interest in the report. > > > (2)  A notice may be attached to a draft of a report specifying that the draft of the report is a confidential document. > > > (3)  A person referred to in [subsection (1)(a)](#GS56@Gs1@Hpa@EN) , [(b)](#GS56@Gs1@Hpb@EN) or [(c)](#GS56@Gs1@Hpc@EN) may give the chief executive officer written submissions or comments in relation to the draft of the report within such time and in such a manner as the chief executive officer directs. > > > (4)  The chief executive officer must include in his or her report prepared under [section 57](#GS57@EN) any submissions or comments given to the chief executive officer under [subsection (3)](#GS56@Gs3@EN) or a fair summary of those submissions or comments. > > > (5)  [Section 98](#GS98@EN) applies to a notice under [subsection (2)](#GS56@Gs2@EN) if the notice provides that the draft of the report is a confidential document.