19Annual report

19 Annual report

(1) Before 31 October in each year the Regulator must give to the Minister a report relating to the 12 months ending on 30 June in that year concerning—

(a) a review of the activities and outcomes of the Regulator in performing the Regulator's functions; and

S. 19(1)(ab) inserted by No. 58/2025 s. 12(1).

(ab) the number of adverse decisions made on the basis of child safety risk information not disclosed in accordance with section 66(6), 69(3), 71A(3), 79(6), 88(5A) or 91(2A) of the Worker Screening Act 2020; and

(b) prescribed information relating to the exercise of specific powers; and

(c) any other information required by the Minister.

(2) The Minister must cause a copy of a report under subsection (1) to be laid before each House of Parliament within 14 sitting days of each House of Parliament after the report is received by the Minister, or if neither House is sitting, to be given to the clerk of each House.

(3) If the Minister proposes to give the report to the clerk of each House, the Minister must—

(a) give at least one business day's notice of the Minister's intention to do so to the clerk of each House; and

(b) give a copy of the report to the clerk of each House on the day indicated in the notice; and

(c) cause the report to be published on an Internet site of the Victorian Government as soon as practicable after giving the report to the clerk of each House.

(4) The clerk of each House must—

(a) notify each member of the House of the receipt of notice under subsection (3)(a) on the same day that the clerk receives that notice; and

(b) make available copies of the report for each member of the House as soon as practicable after the report is received under subsection (3)(b); and

(c) cause the report to be laid before the House on the next sitting day of the House.

(5) A copy of a report that is given to the clerks under subsection (3)(b) is taken to have been published by order, or under the authority, of the Houses of Parliament.

(6) The publication of a copy of a report in accordance with this section is absolutely privileged and the provisions of sections 73 and 74 of the Constitution Act 1975 and of any other enactment or rule of law relating to the publication of the proceedings of Parliament apply to and in relation to the publication of the copy of the report as if it were a report to which those sections applied and had been published by the Government Printer under the authority of Parliament.

S. 19(7) inserted by No. 58/2025 s. 12(2).