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.