54—Reports by Principal Community Visitor
(1) The Principal
Community Visitor must, on or before 30 September in every year, forward a
report to the Minister on the performance of the community visitors' functions
during the financial year ending on the preceding 30 June.
(2) The Minister must,
within 6 sitting days after receiving a report under subsection (1), have
copies of the report laid before both Houses of Parliament.
(3) The Principal
Community Visitor may, at any time, prepare a special report to the Minister
on any matter arising out of the performance of the community visitors'
functions.
(4) Subject to
subsection (5), the Minister must, within 2 weeks after receiving a
special report, have copies of the report laid before both Houses of
Parliament.
(5) If the Minister
cannot comply with subsection (4) 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.
(6) A report will,
when published under subsection (5)(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.