South Australian Consolidated Acts

HEALTH AND COMMUNITY SERVICES COMPLAINTS ACT 2004 - SECT 17

17—Other reports

        (1)         The Commissioner may, at any time, prepare a report to the Minister on any matter arising out of the exercise of the Commissioner's functions under this Act.

        (2)         Subject to subsection (3), the Minister must, within 2 weeks after receiving a report under this section, have copies of the report laid before both Houses of Parliament.

        (3)         If the Minister cannot comply with subsection (2) because Parliament is not sitting, the Minister must deliver copies of the report to the President and the Speaker and the President and the Speaker must then—

            (a)         immediately cause the report to be published; and

            (b)         lay the report before their respective Houses at the earliest opportunity.

        (4)         A report will, when published under subsection (3)(a), be taken for the purposes of any other Act or law to be a report of the Parliament published under the authority of the Legislative Council and the House of Assembly.