203Reports on investigations and public inquiries

#### 203 Reports on investigations and public inquiries (1) If: (a) both: (i) the Integrity Commissioner gives the Minister a report prepared under subsection 54(1) or 162(1); and (ii) one or more public hearings were held in the course of the investigation to which the report relates; or (b) the Integrity Commissioner gives the Minister a report prepared under subsection 73(1); or (c) both: (i) a special investigator gives the Minister a report prepared under subsection 169(1); and (ii) one or more public hearings were held in the course of the special investigation to which the report relates; the Minister must cause the report to be laid before each House of Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after its receipt by the Minister. (2) Before the report is laid before each House of Parliament, the Minister must remove information from the report if the Minister is of the view that its inclusion may: (a) endanger a person’s life or physical safety; or (b) prejudice proceedings brought as a result of: (i) a corruption investigation or public inquiry; or (ii) an investigation of a corruption issue that the Integrity Commissioner manages or oversees; or (c) compromise operational activities, or methodologies, of ACLEI or a law enforcement agency. (3) To avoid doubt, the Minister is not required by subsection (1) to cause a supplementary report prepared under subsection 54(7), 73(6), 162(7) or 169(7) to be laid before each House of Parliament.