(1)  Notwithstanding the repeal of a former health practitioner registration Act, a local registration authority must, not later than 60 days after the participation day for this jurisdiction, give the Minister a report of its operations for any period that has not yet been reported by the local registration authority, ending on the day immediately preceding participation day for this jurisdiction.

(2)  The report is to incorporate the audited statement of accounts prepared for the period referred to in subsection (1) .

(3)  The Minister may, in writing, direct the local registration authority to prepare the report in a particular way or to include particular information in the report.

(4)  The report may be appended to the annual report of the Department.

(5)  Subsection (4) has effect notwithstanding section 36(3) of the State Service Act 2000 or section 27(2) of the Financial Management and Audit Act 1990 .

(6)  If the local registration authority's report is not appended to the annual report of the Department, the Minister must cause the local registration authority's report to be laid before each House of Parliament by not later than 30 November after the end of the financial year to which it relates.