Commonwealth Numbered Acts

EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION AND TRAINING ACT 1988 No. 80 of 1988 - SECT 9

9. (1) The Board shall, as soon as practicable, after the end of each
financial year, prepare and give to the Minister a report on the operations of
the Board and of the Councils during that year.

(2) Without limiting the matters that may be included in a report under
subsection (1), such a report shall include information with respect to:

   (a)  the matters referred by the Minister to the Board, the reports
        prepared by the Board with respect to those matters and the persons,
        bodies and authorities (if any) consulted by the Board in preparing
        those reports;

   (b)  the matters referred by the Minister or the Board to each Council, the
        reports prepared by each Council with respect to those matters and the
        persons, bodies and authorities (if any) consulted by each Council in
        preparing those reports;

   (c)  the matters in relation to which the Board gave information and advice
        to the Minister on its own motion;

   (d)  the matters on which the Board consulted with, or received information
        or advice from, the Consultative Committee.

(3) The Consultative Committee or a Council shall, on being so requested by
the Board, furnish to the Board any information relating to its operations
that the Board requires to prepare a report referred to in subsection (1).

(4) In addition to the report referred to in subsection (1), the Board shall
give to the Minister such reports relating to the performance of its functions
as the Minister requires and may give such other reports as the Board thinks
fit.

(5) Without limiting subsection (4), the Board shall, at such times and in
respect of such periods as the Minister directs, give to the Minister reports
on the matters referred to it by the Minister.

(6) Where, in the course of preparing a report referred to in subsection (4)
or (5), the Board has received advice from a Council in relation to a matter
included in the report, the report shall include:

   (a)  a copy of the advice; or

   (b)  if the Board considers it more appropriate that only a summary of the
        advice be included-such a summary prepared by the Council.

(7) The Board shall furnish to the Minister comments on any matter contained
in any advice from a Council a copy, or a summary, of which is included in a
report made by the Board to the Minister.

(8) The Minister shall cause a copy of each report given under subsection (1)
to be laid before each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that
House after the day on which the Minister received the report.

(9) The Minister shall cause a copy of each report given under this section
other than a report given under subsection (1), to be laid as soon as
practicable before each House of the Parliament.