Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

PARLIAMENTARY SERVICE ACT 1999 - SECT 65

  (1)   After the end of each financial year:

  (a)   the Clerk of the Senate must give a report to the President of the Senate, for presentation to the Senate, on the activities of the Department of the Senate during the year; and

  (b)   the Clerk of the House of Representatives must give a report to the Speaker of that House, for presentation to that House, on the activities of the Department of the House of Representatives during the year; and

  (c)   the Secretary of each other Department must give a report to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, for presentation to each House of the Parliament, on the activities of that Department during the year.

  (2)   A report made under subsection   ( 1) is to be prepared in accordance with guidelines approved on behalf of the Parliament by the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit.

  (3)   After the end of each financial year, the Parliamentary Librarian must give a report to the Presiding Officers on the performance of the Parliamentary Librarian's functions during the year. The Parliamentary Librarian's report must be included in the report on the activities of the joint Department made under paragraph   ( 1)(c).