New South Wales Consolidated Acts

HEALTH CARE LIABILITY ACT 2001 - SECT 36

36 Review of Act

(1) The Minister is to review this Act to determine whether the policy objectives of the Act remain valid and whether the terms of the Act remain appropriate for securing those objectives.

(2) The review is to be undertaken as soon as possible after the period of 1 year from the date of assent to this Act.

(3) A report on the outcome of the review is to be tabled in each House of Parliament within 6 months after the end of the period of 1 year.

(4) If a House of Parliament is not sitting when the Minister seeks to table the report, the Minister may present copies of the report to the Clerk of the House concerned.

(5) The report:

(a) on presentation and for all purposes is taken to have been laid before the House, and

(b) may be printed by authority of the Clerk of the House, and

(c) if printed by authority of the Clerk, is for all purposes taken to be a report published by or under the authority of the House, and

(d) is to be recorded:

(i) in the case of the Legislative Council-in the Minutes of the Proceedings of the Legislative Council, and

(ii) in the case of the Legislative Assembly-in the Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly,

on the first sitting day of the House after receipt of the report by the Clerk.