Commonwealth Numbered Acts

PIG INDUSTRY ACT 1986 No. 157, 1986 - SECT 58

58. (1) Where a Council report is given to the Minister, the Minister shall
cause it to be made public in such a way or in such ways as he or she
considers appropriate.

(2) Without limiting the generality of sub-section (1), the Minister, in his
or her discretion, may cause a Council report to be made public by causing it
to be laid before each House of Parliament.

(3) Where the Minister is satisfied that the publication of a Council report
under sub-section (1) would be contrary to the public interest, the Minister
may, in his or her discretion-

   (a)  refrain from publication of the report until the Minister is satisfied
        that the publication would not be contrary to the public interest; or

   (b)  where the Minister is satisfied it is possible to do so without the
        report being misleading-publish the report with such deletions as he
        or she considers necessary to protect the public interest.

(4) Where, in accordance with paragraph (3) (b), the Minister publishes a
Council report with deletions, the Minister shall make it publicly known that
the report was published with deletions.

(5) Where, in accordance with paragraph (3) (b), the Minister has published a
Council report with deletions, the Minister shall publish the report without
those deletions by causing it to be made public in such a way, or in such
ways, as the Minister considers appropriate, if and when the Minister becomes
satisfied that the publication of the report without deletions would not be
contrary to the public interest.

(6) The Council shall not-

   (a)  make public a Council report that has not been published by the
        Minister under sub-section (1), paragraph (3) (b) or sub-section (5);

   (b)  make public a draft of a Council report that has not been so published
        or that was last so published with deletions; or

   (c)  if a Council report was last published by the Minister with
        deletions-make a report public without those deletions.

(7) Where a member disagrees with a finding or recommendation to be included
in a Council report, the report shall include a statement of the views of that
member in respect of that finding or recommendation and shall identify the
member holding those views.
(8) In sub-section (6), "report" includes part of a report.