(1) The Minister must, as soon as practicable after receiving the report referred to in section 192 (1), lay a copy of the report or cause it to be laid before both Houses of Parliament.
(2) If a House of Parliament is not sitting when the Minister seeks to comply with subsection (1), the Minister must present copies of the report to the Clerk of the House of Parliament.
(3) A report presented to the Clerk of a House of Parliament--(a) is taken on presentation, and for all purposes, to have been laid before the House of Parliament, and(b) may be printed by authority of the Clerk of the House, and(c) for all purposes is taken to be a document published by order or under the authority of the House, and(d) on the first sitting day of the House after receipt of the report by the Clerk, must be recorded--(i) in the case of the Legislative Council--in the Minutes of the Proceedings of the Legislative Council, or(ii) in the case of the Legislative Assembly--in the Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly.