14Reporting on the state of community relations

14 Reporting on the state of community relations

14 Reporting on the state of community relations

(1) Multicultural NSW is to prepare a report, for each financial year, on the state of community relations in New South Wales as affected by cultural diversity, including an assessment of the effectiveness of public authorities in observing the multicultural principles in the conduct of their affairs.

(2) The report may include recommendations of Multicultural NSW in relation to any relevant matters.

(3) A report in relation to a financial year of Multicultural NSW is to be furnished to the Minister before the end of February in the year following the year to which the report relates.

(4) The Minister is to lay, or cause to be laid, a copy of the report before each House of Parliament within 14 sitting days of the House after receiving the report.

(5) If a House of Parliament is not sitting when the Minister seeks to have a copy of the report laid before the House, the Minister may present a copy of the report to the Clerk of that House.

(6) The report, if presented to the Clerk—

(a) is, on presentation, and for all purposes, taken to have been laid before the House, and

(b) may be printed by the authority of the Clerk, and

(c) if printed by authority of the Clerk, is for all purposes taken to be a document published by or under the authority of the House, and

(d) is to be recorded in the Minutes, or Votes and Proceedings, of the House on the first sitting day of the House after presentation of the report to the Clerk.

s 14: Am 2010 No 62, Sch 1 [6]; 2014 No 64, Sch 1 [23]–[26].