140Presentation of report if Parliament not sitting

#### 140 Presentation of report if Parliament not sitting 140 Presentation of report if Parliament not sitting > > (1) If a House of Parliament is not sitting when the Minister must cause to be laid a report before it under section 138 or 139, the Minister must present the report to the Clerk of the House concerned. > > > (2) The report that is presented to the Clerk of a House— > > > > > (a) is, on presentation and for all purposes, taken to have been laid before the House, and > > > > > (b) may be printed by authority of the Clerk of the House, and > > > > > (c) if printed, is for all purposes taken to be a document published by or under the authority of the House, and > > > > > (d) must be recorded— > > > > > > > (i) for the Legislative Council, in the Minutes of Proceedings of the Legislative Council, and > > > > > > > (ii) for the Legislative Assembly, in the Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly, > > > > > > on the first sitting day of the House after receipt of the report by the Clerk. > > **s 140:** Ins 2020 No 37, Sch 1\[27\].