Div 3Assessment and reporting on implementation and effectiveness of measures

Division 3—Assessment and reporting on implementation and effectiveness of measures 23—Report by Minister on implementation and effectiveness of measures (1) The Minister of the State who is a member of the Council is, after each reporting year of the Council, to prepare a report on the implementation of national environment protection measures during that year by the State and the effectiveness of those measures. (2) A report under subsection (1) must be submitted to the Council by the 30 September next following each reporting year. (3) In this section— reporting year means a year ending on 30 June. 24—Annual report of Council (1) The Council must, as soon as practicable after 30 September in each year, prepare a report of its operations during the year ended on the preceding 30 June. (2) A report prepared under subsection (1) must include— (a) a copy of the report the Council receives under section 23 and copies of the reports for the year that it receives from the Commonwealth and other State and Territory Ministers under corresponding legislation; and (b) the Council's overall assessment of the implementation and effectiveness of national environment protection measures having regard to all of the reports referred to in paragraph (a). (3) A copy of the report is to be laid before each House of Parliament within seven sitting days of that House after the Council has formally adopted the report.