27Furnishing of draft reports to Minister and others

27 Furnishing of draft reports to Minister and others

27 Furnishing of draft reports to Minister and others

(1) The Commissioner must:

(a) provide the Minister with a draft of each report that is to be provided to the Presiding Officers under this Division, and

(b) give the Minister a reasonable opportunity to make submissions, either orally or in writing, in relation to the draft report.

(2) The Commissioner must not make a report to the Presiding Officers under this Division that contains any matter that is, either expressly or impliedly, critical of a government agency or any person unless the Commissioner has given the agency or person concerned the opportunity to make submissions, either orally or in writing, in relation to the matter.

(3) The Commissioner is not required to amend a report in light of any submissions made by the Minister, a government agency or other person but must, before finalising a report, consider any such submissions before the report is provided to the Presiding Officers.

(4) If a report contains matter that is critical of a government agency or person and the agency or person concerned has made objections in relation to that matter, the report must indicate that any such objection has been made.