Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Charities Act 1978 - SECT 12

Report

12. Report



(1) Where an inspector has completed an inquiry he shall prepare a report
which shall be forwarded to the Attorney-General.

(2) An inspector may at any time during the progress of the investigation and
shall if so directed by the Attorney-General make an interim report to the
Attorney-General.

(3) An inspector may when making a report under this section, give to the
Attorney-General any documents which he has taken possession of under
subsection (2) of section 10 and the Attorney-General-

   (a)  may retain the documents for such period as he considers to be
        necessary to enable a decision to be made as to whether or not any
        legal proceedings ought to be instituted in relation to the charity or
        charitable estate;

   (b)  may retain the documents for such further period as he considers to be
        necessary to enable any such proceedings to be instituted and
        prosecuted;

   (c)  may permit other persons to inspect the documents while they are in
        his possession;

   (d)  may permit the use of the documents for the purposes of any legal
        proceedings;





   (e)  shall permit a person who would be entitled to inspect any one or more
        of the documents if they were not in the possession of the
        Attorney-General to inspect at all reasonable times such of the
        documents as that person would be so entitled to inspect.

(4) The Attorney-General may where he thinks fit forward any report made under
this section-

   (a)  to the charity or to the executor of any charitable estate to which
        the report relates; and

   (b)  to any other person having an interest in the outcome of the inquiry
        where that person has requested that the report be forwarded to him.