Queensland Consolidated Acts

FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION AND AUDIT ACT 1977 - SECT 46KC

(1) This section applies if the Legislative Assembly is not in session or is not actually sitting when a person is required to do any of the following things--

(a) table a copy of an annual report in the Legislative Assembly;

(b) give the Legislative Assembly a written statement about the late tabling of an annual report;

(c) if an appropriate Minister has given a department or statutory body an extension of time for giving its annual report--give the Legislative Assembly an explanation for giving the extension.

(2) The person must give a copy of the report, the written statement or the explanation to the clerk of the Parliament.

(3) The clerk must table the report, statement or explanation before the Legislative Assembly on its next sitting day.

(4) The report, statement or explanation is taken to have been tabled in the Legislative Assembly on the day it is given to the clerk.

(5) The day of receipt of the report, statement or explanation must be recorded in the votes and proceedings on the next sitting day.

(6) If the Legislative Assembly orders the report, statement or explanation to be published, the report, statement or explanation is taken to have been ordered to be published by the Legislative Assembly on the day the clerk receives it.