36Review of operation of Act

36 Review of operation of Act

(1) The Minister must cause an independent review of: (a) the operation of this Act; and (b) relevant provisions of customs and excise legislation; and (c) the extent to which the objects set out in section 3 have been achieved; to be undertaken within 4 years after the commencement of this Act and thereafter at intervals of not longer than 4 years. (2) The persons who undertake such a review must give the Minister a written report of the review. (3) The Minister must cause a copy of each report to be tabled in each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after its receipt by the Minister. (4) In this section:

independent review means a review undertaken by 2 or more persons who:

(a) in the Minister’s opinion possess appropriate qualifications to undertake the review; and
(b) include one or more persons who are not APS employees.