Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) The Minister must give a copy of each report of the Review Panel to the Secretary as soon as practicable after receiving it.
S. 10.2A.11(2) substituted by No. 60/2011 s. 42(1).
(2) In the case of a report with respect to the regulatory review, the Minister must—
(a) cause a copy of the report to be presented to each House of the Parliament within 7 sitting days of the House after the Minister publicly announces the government's decision on the regulatory review; or
(b) if the Parliament is not sitting, give a copy of the report to the clerk of each House of the Parliament, within 21 days after the Minister publicly announces the government's decision on the regulatory review.
S. 10.2A.11(3) substituted by No. 60/2011 s. 42(1).
(3) In the case of a report with respect to the authorisation and licensing process, the Minister must—
(a) cause a copy of the report to be presented to each House of the Parliament within 7 sitting days of the House after the Minister publicly announces the grant or issue of an authorisation or licence that is the subject of a report; or
(b) if the Parliament is not sitting, give a copy of the report to the clerk of each House of Parliament, within 21 days after the Minister publicly announces the grant or issue of an authorisation or licence that is the subject of a report.
S. 10.2A.11
(3A) inserted by No. 60/2011 s. 42(1).
(3A) In the case of any other report, the Minister must cause a copy of each report to be presented to each House of the Parliament at the time determined by the Minister.
S. 10.2A.11(4) amended by No. 60/2011 s. 42(2).
(4) If the clerk of each House of the Parliament receives a copy of a report under subsection (2)(b) or (3)(b), the clerk of each House of the Parliament must—
(a) as soon as practicable after the report is received, notify each member of the House of the receipt of the report and advise that the report is available upon request; and
(b) give a copy of the report to any member of the House upon request to the clerk; and
S. 10.2A.11
(4)(c) amended by No. 29/2011 s. 3(Sch. 1
item 42.2).
(c) cause the report to be laid before the House on the next sitting day of the House.
(5) The Secretary must cause a copy of each report received under subsection (1) to be published on an appropriate Internet site as soon as practicable after—
S. 10.2A.11
(5)(a) amended by No. 60/2011 s. 42(3)(a).
(a) the copy of the report has been presented to each House of the Parliament by the Minister under subsection (2)(a), (3)(a) or (3A); or
S. 10.2A.11
(5)(b) amended by No. 60/2011 s. 42(3)(b).
(b) the copy of the report has been given to the clerk of each House of the Parliament by the Minister under subsection (2)(b) or (3)(b).
S. 10.2A.11(6) amended by No. 60/2011 s. 42(4).
(6) Before complying with subsection (1), (2), (3) or (3A), the Minister may exclude information from the report if the Minister has received advice from the Victorian Government Solicitor that the information is—
(a) protected information; or
(b) information that is or could be the subject of legal professional privilege or client legal privilege.
S. 10.2A.11(7) amended by No. 60/2011 s. 42(5).
(7) A report that is given to the clerks under subsection (2)(b) or (3)(b) is taken to have been published by order, or under the authority, of the Houses of the Parliament.
(8) The publication of a report by the Secretary under this section is absolutely privileged and the provisions of sections 73 and 74 of the Constitution Act 1975 and of any other enactment or rule of law relating to the publication of the proceedings of the Parliament apply to and in relation to the publication of the report as if it were a report to which those sections applied and had been published by the Government Printer under the authority of the Parliament.
S. 10.2A.11(9) repealed by No. 60/2011 s. 42(6).
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S. 10.2A.12 inserted by No. 11/2007 s. 3.