Albury-Wodonga Development Corporation (Abolition) Act 2014 (117 of 2014)

Schedule 1   Amendments

Part 3   Transitional provisions

Division 5   Corporation's final annual report

19   Final annual report

(1) The Secretary must prepare and give to the Minister, for presentation to the Parliament, a report (the final report ) on the Corporation's activities during the final reporting period.

(2) Sections 39 and 43 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 apply to the final report in a corresponding way to the way those sections apply to an annual report.

(3) The Secretary may include the final report in the Department's annual report for the period that includes the last day of the final reporting period.

(4) If the Secretary does not include the final report in that annual report for the Department, then:

(a) the Secretary must give the final report to the Minister within 3 months after the end of the final reporting period; and

(b) the Minister must table the final report in each House of the Parliament as soon as practicable; and

(c) the Secretary must publish the final report on the Department's website as soon as practicable after the final report is tabled in the House of Representatives.

(5) The Minister may extend the period referred to in paragraph (4)(a) if the Minister is satisfied that special circumstances exist.

(6) In this item:

annual report means a report under section 46 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.

final reporting period means the period:

(a) beginning at:

(i) if, immediately before the commencement time, no annual report for the Corporation has been given to the Minister for the most recent reporting period that ended before the commencement time - the start of that reporting period; or

(ii) otherwise - the start of the reporting period that includes the commencement time; and

(b) ending immediately before the commencement time.

reporting period means a reporting period (within the meaning of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013) for the Corporation.