16Company’s financial statements and reports to be laid before Parliament

16 Company’s financial statements and reports to be laid before Parliament

(1) This section applies where, under the Corporations Act 2001, the Company sends to: (a) the Commonwealth as the holder of shares in the Company; or (b) a person who holds shares in the Company as nominee for the Commonwealth; copies of the documents required by that Act to be laid before a particular annual general meeting of the Company. (2) The Minister must cause to be laid before each House of the Parliament, during the period beginning on the first sitting day, and ending on the 15th sitting day, of that House after that annual general meeting, copies of the documents referred to in subsection (1) (whether made from the copies first referred to in subsection (1) or otherwise).