South Australian Consolidated Acts

ABORIGINAL LANDS PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ACT 2003 - SECT 20

20—Reports on matters referred

        (1)         The Committee must, after inquiring into and considering any matter referred to it by the Minister or by resolution of both Houses of Parliament, report on the matter to its appointing Houses.

        (2)         The Committee may, if it thinks fit, at any time prior to making a final report on a matter referred to it—

            (a)         make one or more interim reports on the matter to its appointing Houses; or

            (b)         publish a document relating to the matter.

        (3)         If more than 14 days would elapse from the day on which a report of the Committee (whether a final report or interim report) is adopted by the Committee until the next sitting day of the Committee's appointing Houses—

            (a)         the Committee may present the report to the Presiding Officers; and

            (b)         the Presiding Officers may, after consultation with the Committee, authorise the publication of the report prior to its presentation to the Committee's appointing Houses.

        (4)         A report of the Committee or other document that is published under this section will be taken for the purposes of any other Act or law to be a report or paper of Parliament published under the authority of the Committee's appointing Houses.