Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) If the Commissioner requires an agency head to provide a completion report, the Commissioner may do either or both of the following:
(a) comment on the report;
(b) provide additional recommendations in relation to the report.
Opportunity to respond must be given before including certain information in completion reports
(2) Before making a comment on, or a recommendation in relation to, a completion report that is critical (either expressly or impliedly) of a Commonwealth agency, a State or Territory government entity or any other person, the Commissioner must give the head of the agency, the head of the entity or the other person concerned:
(a) a statement setting out the comment or recommendation; and
(b) a reasonable opportunity to respond to the comment or recommendation.
(3) The response may be given by:
(a) the head of the Commonwealth agency or of the State or Territory government entity concerned, or a person authorised by the head; or
(b) in relation to any other person concerned--the other person concerned, or, with approval, a person representing the other person.