Commonwealth Numbered Acts

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY (COMMONWEALTH AUTHORITIES) ACT 1987 No. 20 of 1987 - SECT 9

9. (1) A relevant authority shall:
(a) prepare a report (in this section called a "program report") on the
development and implementation of its program during each period of 12 months
commencing on the operative day in relation to the authority or the
anniversary of that day; and

   (b)  lodge the report with the responsible Minister or the Board, as the
        case may be, within 3 months after the end of the period to which the
        report relates.

(2) A program report shall provide, in respect of the period to which it
relates:

   (a)  a detailed analysis of the action taken by the relevant authority to
        develop and implement its program;

   (b)  the assessments referred to in paragraph 6 (h); and

   (c)  particulars of each direction given by the Minister under section 12.

(3) Where a relevant authority has lodged a program report with the
responsible Minister, that Minister:

   (a)  shall, if the report fails to satisfy the requirements of this Act, by
        notice in writing, request the authority to lodge a further report,
        within such period as is specified in the notice; and

   (b)  shall, if the report or further report, as the case may be, satisfies
        the requirements of this Act, cause a copy of the report or further
        report to be laid before each House of the Parliament within 15
        sitting days of that House after the day on which that Minister
        receives the report or further report.

(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, where a relevant
authority:

   (a)  has elected to lodge reports with the responsible Minister; and

   (b)  is required, by an Act other than this Act, to prepare an annual
        report which is to be presented to the Parliament; the authority may,
        with the consent of that Minister, include a program report in the
        annual report if the annual report is lodged with that Minister within
        3 months after the end of the period to which the program report
        relates.

(5) Where an authority ceases to be a relevant authority, this section
continues to apply, in relation to the final period, as if:

   (a)  references to the relevant authority were references to the authority;
        and

   (b)  a reference to a period of 12 months were a reference to the final
        period.
(6) In subsection (5), "final period" means the period beginning on the last
anniversary of the operative day before the day on which the authority ceased
to be a relevant authority and ending on that day.