13Annual reports of council

13 Annual reports of council

(1)  Within 3 months after the end of a financial year, the council must prepare a report in respect of the work and activities of the council in that financial year and give the report to the Minister.

(2)  A report under subsection (1) must include the following in respect of the relevant financial year:

(a) the number of complaints –

(i) received by, or referred to, the council;

(ii) dismissed under section 35 ;

(iii) referred to the relevant head of jurisdiction under section 37 ;

(iv) dismissed under section 41 ;

(v) substantiated under section 42 ;

(b) the number of commissions established under this Act;

(c) if a complaint is dismissed by the council under section 35 , or referred by the council to the relevant head of jurisdiction under section 37 , a summary of the grounds for that dismissal or referral;

(d) a description, which may include statistics, of any patterns in the nature and scope of complaints made to or dealt with by the council.

(3)  The report under subsection (1) may include –

(a) recommendations for changes, or any other matter that the council considers relevant, to one or more of the following:

(i) this Act;

(ii) a function or power of the council, or a commission, under this Act;

(iii) related administrative matters arising from the performance of the functions, or the exercise of the powers, of the council; and

(b) an analysis of the nature and scope of complaints received, investigated, referred, dismissed or substantiated under this Act.