Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

AUSTRALIAN TRADE COMMISSION ACT 1985 - SECT 92

             (1)  The CEO must, as soon as practicable after 30 June in each financial year, prepare and give to the Minister a report on the Commission's operations during that financial year.

Note:          Section 34C of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 contains provisions relating to annual reports.

             (2)  A report under subsection (1) must include the following:

                     (a)  information about the Commission's operations under the Export Market Development Grants Act 1997 ;

                     (b)  particulars of all directions given by the Minister to the CEO under subsection 10(1), other than any direction that includes a statement to the effect that the direction is not to be disclosed:

                              (i)  for reasons of national security; or

                             (ii)  because its disclosure would have an adverse effect on the financial interests or property interests of the Commonwealth or of an instrumentality of the Commonwealth.

             (3)  The Minister must cause a copy of each annual report to be tabled in each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after the day on which the Minister receives the report.