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Public Guardian Act 2014
sec.126Annual report
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### sec.126 Annual report
As soon as practicable after the close of each financial year but not later than 4 months after the close, the public guardian must—
prepare a report on the performance of the public guardian’s functions during the year, including—
a report on the performance of the adult guardian functions; and
a report on the performance of the child advocate functions; and
give a copy of the report to the Minister.
The public guardian must include in the annual report a report on each of the following—
the operations of community visitors during the year, including the number of entries of visitable sites outside normal hours authorised by the public guardian;
the number of notices under the Mental Health Act 2016 , section 231 , received by the public guardian during the year, about the admission of minors to authorised mental health services;
the operations of community visitors (child) during the year relating to the minors mentioned in paragraph (b) , including—
the number of entries of visitable sites relating to the minors made by the visitors; and
the types of issues, affecting the rights and interests of the minors, raised by the visitors.
The Minister must table a copy of the report in the Legislative Assembly within 14 sitting days after receiving the report.
s 126 amd 2016 No. 5 s 923 sch 4 ; 2019 No. 9 s 98 sch 1 (amdt 2 could not be given effect)
(sec.126-ssec.1) As soon as practicable after the close of each financial year but not later than 4 months after the close, the public guardian must— prepare a report on the performance of the public guardian’s functions during the year, including— a report on the performance of the adult guardian functions; and a report on the performance of the child advocate functions; and give a copy of the report to the Minister.
(sec.126-ssec.2) The public guardian must include in the annual report a report on each of the following— the operations of community visitors during the year, including the number of entries of visitable sites outside normal hours authorised by the public guardian; the number of notices under the Mental Health Act 2016 , section 231 , received by the public guardian during the year, about the admission of minors to authorised mental health services; the operations of community visitors (child) during the year relating to the minors mentioned in paragraph (b) , including— the number of entries of visitable sites relating to the minors made by the visitors; and the types of issues, affecting the rights and interests of the minors, raised by the visitors.
(sec.126-ssec.3) The Minister must table a copy of the report in the Legislative Assembly within 14 sitting days after receiving the report.
- (a) prepare a report on the performance of the public guardian’s functions during the year, including— (i) a report on the performance of the adult guardian functions; and (ii) a report on the performance of the child advocate functions; and
- (i) a report on the performance of the adult guardian functions; and
- (ii) a report on the performance of the child advocate functions; and
- (b) give a copy of the report to the Minister.
- (i) a report on the performance of the adult guardian functions; and
- (ii) a report on the performance of the child advocate functions; and
- (a) the operations of community visitors during the year, including the number of entries of visitable sites outside normal hours authorised by the public guardian;
- (b) the number of notices under the Mental Health Act 2016 , section 231 , received by the public guardian during the year, about the admission of minors to authorised mental health services;
- (c) the operations of community visitors (child) during the year relating to the minors mentioned in paragraph (b) , including— (i) the number of entries of visitable sites relating to the minors made by the visitors; and (ii) the types of issues, affecting the rights and interests of the minors, raised by the visitors.
- (i) the number of entries of visitable sites relating to the minors made by the visitors; and
- (ii) the types of issues, affecting the rights and interests of the minors, raised by the visitors.
- (i) the number of entries of visitable sites relating to the minors made by the visitors; and
- (ii) the types of issues, affecting the rights and interests of the minors, raised by the visitors.