74First Peoples' Assembly may give report to Parliament

74 First Peoples' Assembly may give report to Parliament

(1) At any time, the First Peoples' Assembly may give a written report to the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council about any matter it considers affects First Peoples.

(2) A copy of the report must be delivered to—

(a) the Clerk of each House; and

(b) the Minister.

(3) Subject to section 48, the Clerk must cause a copy of the report to be tabled in the House on the next sitting day of the House.

(4) As soon as is reasonably practicable after receiving the report, the Minister must provide a copy of the report to each Minister having responsibility for a matter identified in the report.

(5) Within 6 months after the report was first tabled in a House, the Minister must cause a response to be prepared setting out—

(a) each Minister's response to any matter identified in the report for which that Minister has responsibility; and

(b) if any action has been taken, or is proposed to be taken in response to the report or part of the report, details of that action or proposed action; and

(c) if no action is to be taken in response to the report or part of the report, the reasons for not taking action.

(6) The Minister must cause a copy of the response to be given to the Clerk of each House.

(7) Subject to section 48, the Clerk must cause a copy of the response to the report to be tabled in the House on the next sitting day of the House.

Division 5—General