Queensland Consolidated Acts

LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 2007 - SECT 490

490 Annual and other reports to the Minister

(1) By 31 October after the end of each financial year, the commissioner must give to the Minister a report for the immediately preceding financial year.

(2) The report must deal with the system established under this Act or a previous Act for dealing with complaints.

(3) Also the Minister may, by written notice, ask the commissioner to provide a report at any time for a period stated in the Minister’s request about the system or about an aspect of the system stated in the notice.

(4) If the Minister makes a request under subsection (3) , the commissioner must comply with the request and give the relevant report to the Minister by the date stated in the notice.

(5) The commissioner may include other matters the commissioner considers appropriate in a report under this section, including, for example, recommendations about the system.

(6) The Minister must table in the Legislative Assembly a report given to the Minister under subsection (1) , within 14 days after receiving the report.