89Annual reporting

89 Annual reporting

(1) Subject to subsection (2), the Commission for Children and Young People must include the following matters in respect of the exercise of the transport power in its annual report of operations under Part 7 of the Financial Management Act 1994—

(a) the number of times the transport power was exercised;

(b) the number of times force was used on a child;

(c) the number of times a child was transported to a police station;

(d) the number of times the transport power was exercised in respect of a child from a culturally and linguistically diverse background or a child who is Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander;

(e) any general observations or conclusions that the Commission may want to include in the report in relation to the exercise of the transport power.

(2) The Commission for Children and Young People must not include the following in its annual report of operations under Part 7 of the Financial Management Act 1994—

(a) information that identifies a child in respect of whom the transport power has been exercised;

(b) information from which the identity of a child in respect of whom the transport power has been exercised can be determined;

(c) a matter under subsection (1)(e) if—

(i) the matter includes any comment or opinion that is adverse to any person or entity; and

(ii) the Commission has not given the person or person in charge of the entity an opportunity to comment on the adverse comment or opinion.

(3) The Commission for Children and Young People must provide a copy of the matter referred to in subsection (1) to the following persons within 7 days of providing its annual report of operations to the relevant Minister (within the meaning of the Financial Management Act 1994)—

(b) the Minister;

(c) the Minister administering the Victoria Police Act 2013;

(d) the Chief Commissioner of Police.