36Annual reports by Heads of Agencies

36 Annual reports by Heads of Agencies

(1)  Each Head of Agency, in each year, is to submit to the appropriate Minister a report, in a form approved by the Minister after consultation with the Treasurer, for the period of 12 months that ended on the last preceding 30 June (or such other period of 12 months as may be prescribed) relating to –

(a) the performance of the functions and the exercise of the powers of the Head of Agency under this Act; and

(b) the performance of the functions and the exercise of the powers of –

(i) any statutory office the holder of which is employed in or attached to that Agency; or

(ii) any State authority attached to that Agency; and

(ba) [Section 36 Subsection (1) amended by No. 19 of 2011, s. 7, Applied:17 Aug 2011] the effectiveness within that Agency of the development and implementation of performance management; and

(c) such other matters as may be prescribed.

(1A)  [Section 36 Subsection (1A) inserted by No. 42 of 2012, s. 11, Applied:04 Feb 2013] Each Head of Agency, in each year, is to submit to the Head of the State Service in a form approved by the Head of the State Service, for the period of 12 months that ended on the last preceding 30 June, a report relating to the employment of persons under this Act.

(2)  [Section 36 Subsection (2) amended by No. 4 of 2017, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2019] A report required to be submitted under subsection (1) is to be combined in a single document with a report required to be made under section 40(1) of the Financial Management Act 2016 so as to form an annual report.

(3)  Notwithstanding subsection (1) , the report of a Head of Agency is not to contain any matter that is required under any other enactment to be submitted to a Minister by the holder of a statutory office employed in or attached to that Agency or by any State authority attached to that Agency.