sec.189Functions of parliamentary committee

### sec.189 Functions of parliamentary committee The parliamentary committee has the following functions under this Act— to monitor and review the performance by the information commissioner of the commissioner’s functions under this Act; to report to the Assembly on any matter concerning the commissioner, the commissioner’s functions or the performance of the commissioner’s functions that the committee considers should be drawn to the Assembly’s attention; to decide, in consultation with the commissioner, the statistical information (including statistical information about giving access to information other than on an access application) agencies and Ministers are to give the commissioner for reports under section 131 ; to examine each annual report for the OIC tabled in the Assembly under the Financial Accountability Act 2009 and, if appropriate, to comment on any aspect of the report and to make recommendations; to examine each report tabled in the Assembly under this Act and, if appropriate, to comment on any aspect of the report and to make recommendations; to report to the Assembly any changes to the functions, structures and procedures of the OIC the committee considers desirable for the more effective operation of this Act; the other functions conferred on the parliamentary committee by this Act. s 189 amd 2011 No. 15 s 68 ; 2024 No. 3 s 70 - (a) to monitor and review the performance by the information commissioner of the commissioner’s functions under this Act; - (b) to report to the Assembly on any matter concerning the commissioner, the commissioner’s functions or the performance of the commissioner’s functions that the committee considers should be drawn to the Assembly’s attention; - (c) to decide, in consultation with the commissioner, the statistical information (including statistical information about giving access to information other than on an access application) agencies and Ministers are to give the commissioner for reports under section 131 ; - (d) to examine each annual report for the OIC tabled in the Assembly under the Financial Accountability Act 2009 and, if appropriate, to comment on any aspect of the report and to make recommendations; - (e) to examine each report tabled in the Assembly under this Act and, if appropriate, to comment on any aspect of the report and to make recommendations; - (f) to report to the Assembly any changes to the functions, structures and procedures of the OIC the committee considers desirable for the more effective operation of this Act; - (g) the other functions conferred on the parliamentary committee by this Act.