53Commissioner’s comments and recommendations

#### 53 Commissioner’s comments and recommendations (1) If the Commissioner requires an agency head to provide a completion report, the Commissioner may do either or both of the following: (a) comment on the report; (b) provide additional recommendations in relation to the report. Opportunity to respond must be given before including certain information in completion reports (2) Before making a comment on, or a recommendation in relation to, a completion report that is critical (either expressly or impliedly) of a Commonwealth agency, a State or Territory government entity or any other person, the Commissioner must give the head of the agency, the head of the entity or the other person concerned: (a) a statement setting out the comment or recommendation; and (b) a reasonable opportunity to respond to the comment or recommendation. (3) The response may be given by: (a) the head of the Commonwealth agency or of the State or Territory government entity concerned, or a person authorised by the head; or (b) in relation to any other person concerned—the other person concerned, or, with approval, a person representing the other person.