26Annual report of NSW Commissioner

#### 26 Annual report of NSW Commissioner 26 Annual report of NSW Commissioner > > (1) As soon as practicable after 30 June (but before 31 December) in each year, the NSW Commissioner is to prepare and forward to the Attorney General a report on his or her activities for the 12 months ending on 30 June in that year. > > > (2) The Attorney General is to lay the annual report or cause it to be laid before both Houses of Parliament as soon as practicable after receiving the report. > > > (3) The NSW Commissioner is to include the following matters in the annual report— > > > > > (a) information on the operation of the complaints process during the year and any recommendations for legislative or other improvements to the complaints process, > > > > > (b) information about the financial affairs and accounts of the Office of the NSW Legal Services Commissioner (including costs incurred by the NSW Commissioner) during the year, > > > > > (c) a copy of a certificate of an auditor as to the outcome of any audit carried out under subsection (4) in relation to the year or any previous year if a copy of the certificate has not been included in an earlier annual report under this section, > > > > > (d) other information or matters that the NSW Commissioner considers appropriate to be included or that the Attorney General directs to be included. > > > (4) Information referred to in subsection (3)(b) is to be audited at least every 2 years. The NSW Commissioner and the Secretary are to enter into arrangements for the audit of the information. > > > (5) Matters included in an annual report must not identify individual clients, Australian lawyers or Australian-registered foreign lawyers unless their names have already lawfully been made public under another provision of this Act or under the [Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW)](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2014-16a). > > > (6) The annual report need not include information forwarded to the Commissioner for Uniform Legal Services Regulation and included or intended to be included in the Commissioner’s annual report under Part 4 of Schedule 2 to the [Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW)](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2014-16a). > > > > Note. > > > > Section 440 of that Law deals with the provision of information by local regulatory authorities.