CHILD WELLBEING AND SAFETY ACT 2005 - SECT 16ZL Annual reports and other reports
CHILD WELLBEING AND SAFETY ACT 2005 - SECT 16ZL
Annual reports and other reports(1) The Commission in its annual report for a financial year under Part 7 of the Financial Management Act 1994 must include a review of the operation of the reportable conduct scheme during the financial year to which the annual report relates.
(2) The Commission must give a further report of the operation of the reportable conduct scheme to the Minister and the Secretary to the Department of Health and Human Services at any time at the request of the Minister or the Secretary.
(3) A review under subsection (1) or a report under subsection (2) may include a statement about trends observed by the Commission in relation to the reportable conduct scheme.
(4) The Commission must not include in a review under subsection (1) or a report under subsection (2)—
(a) information that identifies a child; or
(b) information from which the identity of a child can be determined.
(5) Before submitting a report under subsection (1) or (2) that includes any comment or opinion that is adverse to an entity, a regulator or any person, the Commission must give the entity, regulator or person an opportunity to comment on the adverse comment or opinion.
(6) The Commission must give a copy of a report submitted under subsection (1) or (2) to any other Minister and the Secretary to any other Department if the report considers a matter that is the responsibility of that Minister or that Secretary.
S. 16ZM inserted by No. 4/2017 s. 6.