Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 2008 - SECT 58

    (1)     As soon as practicable after the end of each month, an official visitor must give the Minister and the director-general a written report for the month summarising—

        (a)     the number and kinds of complaints received by the official visitor; and

        (b)     the action taken on the complaints received; and

        (c)     the number and kinds of matters referred by the official visitor to an investigative entity under section 57.

    (2)     The monthly report may include comments by the official visitor about anything in relation to a complaint to which the report applies.

    (3)     However, an official visitor may only include in a monthly report material that may be adverse to, or critical of, a person if the official visitor has given the person an opportunity to be heard.

    (4)     This section applies whether or not the adverse or critical material is—

        (a)     express or implicit; or

        (b)     by way of opinion or otherwise.