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Proposed new clause 11 (5) and (6)

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(5) However, if there are no sitting days during the 21-day period—

(a) the Minister must give the report, and a copy for each member of the Legislative Assembly, to the Speaker; and

(b) the report is taken for all purposes to have been presented to the Legislative Assembly on the day the Minister gives it to the Speaker (the report day); and

(c) the Speaker must arrange for a copy of the report to be given to each member of the Legislative Assembly on the report day; and

(d) despite paragraph (b), the Speaker must present the report to the Legislative Assembly on the next sitting day.

(6) In this section:

reporting period, for a financial year, means 2 years after the end of the financial year.

Speaker includes—

(a) if the Speaker is unavailable—the Deputy Speaker; and

(b) if both the Speaker and Deputy Speaker are unavailable—the clerk of the Legislative Assembly.

unavailable—the Speaker or Deputy Speaker is unavailable if—

(a) he or she is absent for duty; or

(b) there is a vacancy in the officer of Speaker or Deputy Speaker.

Proposed new clause 11A

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11A Statement by Minister if targets not met

(1) This section applies if a target mentioned in this part for a financial year is not met.

(2) The Minister must, within 6 sitting days after receiving a report from an independent entity under section 11 for the financial year, present a statement to the Legislative Assembly setting out—

(a) why the target was not met; and

(b) what action will be taken to meet any subsequent target, including how the action will differ from any action that was taken for the target that was not met.

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