Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts8. (1) Subject to subsection (4), a public authority shall, within the prescribed time after the end of each reporting period of the authority, present to the Chief Executive of the appropriate administrative unit a report relating to the operations of the authority during that reporting period.
(2) A report under subsection (1) shall—
(a) be in such form; and
(b) include such information;
as the Minister by instrument directs.
(3) A Chief Executive of an administrative unit to whom a report is presented under subsection (1) shall attach a copy of the report to the next report presented by the Chief Executive to the responsible Minister of the administrative unit under section 7.
(4) Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to a public authority that has been given a direction under subsection (5).
(5) The Minister may, by instrument, direct a public authority to—
(a) present to the responsible Minister, within the prescribed time after the end of each reporting period of the authority, a report relating to the operations of the authority during that reporting period; or
(b) provide to the Chief Executive of the responsible administrative unit, within the prescribed time after the end of each reporting period of the authority, specified information relating to the operations of the authority during that reporting period.
(6) A report under paragraph (5) (a) shall—
(a) be in such form; and
(b) include such information;
as the Minister by instrument directs.
(7) Information provided under paragraph (5) (b) shall be in such form as the Minister by instrument directs.
(8) A public authority to which a direction is given under subsection (5) shall comply with the direction.