30Annual reports to Parliament

30 Annual reports to Parliament

30 Annual reports to Parliament

(1) The Commissioner must, by 31 October in each year—

(a) prepare a report (an annual report) on the activities of the Commissioner during the financial year ending on the previous 30 June, and

(b) give the report to the Minister.

(2) An annual report must include the following for the financial year to which the report relates—

(a) a description of the Commissioner’s activities in relation to each of the Commissioner’s functions,

(b) information about the number of—

(i) complaints made or referred to the Commissioner, and

(ii) complaints resolved by the Commissioner, and

(iii) complaints that have not been resolved by the Commissioner, other than complaints the Commissioner has refused to deal with, and

(iv) complaints the Commissioner has refused to deal with, and

(v) recommendations made under section 14(1)(a)–(c), and

(vi) decisions to take no further action under section 14(1)(d),

(c) information about recommendations made by the Commissioner to the Minister or agencies and the responses to the recommendations, including whether the recommendations have been adopted and the reasons for not adopting recommendations.

(3) The Minister must, within 14 days after receiving an annual report, give the report to the Presiding Officer of each House of Parliament.

(4) A copy of an annual report given to the Presiding Officer of a House of Parliament under subsection (3) must be laid before the House within 5 sitting days of the House after the report is received by the Presiding Officer.

(5) If an annual report includes a recommendation by the Commissioner that the report be made public immediately, the Presiding Officer of a House of Parliament may make the annual report public whether or not the House is in session and whether or not the report has been laid before the House.