Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) The Inspector, as
soon as is practicable in each year but not later than 30 September, is
to deliver a copy of the report referred to in subsection (2) to each of
—
(a) the
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and the President of the Legislative
Council who are to keep the copies of the report in safe custody; and
(b) the
Minister, who may prepare a response to the report.
(2) The report, copies
of which are to be delivered under subsection (1), is a report on the
performance of the Inspector’s functions for the period of
12 months ending on the preceding 30 June, including —
(a) if
the Financial Management Act 2006 and the Auditor General Act 2006
apply at the particular time to the office of the Inspector —
(i)
the annual report required under Part 5
Division 2 of the Financial Management Act 2006 as that Division
applies in respect of the office under section 38 of this Act; and
(ii)
the opinion prepared and signed by the Auditor General
under the Auditor General Act 2006 section 15 (if applicable) on the
financial statements and other information submitted for that period under the
Financial Management Act 2006 section 63 as that section applies in
respect of the office under section 38 of this Act;
and
(b) the
text of the directions given under section 17(2) and (3) in that period;
and
(c) the
text of the reasons prepared under section 17(6) or 18(4); and
(d) a
list of the places referred to in section 19 that have been inspected
since the preceding 30 June, noting the day on which the list was
prepared; and
(e) a
list of the places referred to in section 19 that are proposed to be
inspected in the period up to the next 30 June; and
(f) if
the Inspector considers it appropriate to include those details in the
report — details of any show cause notice given under
section 33A(3) in the period of 12 months ending on the preceding
30 June.
(3A) If, under
subsection (2)(f), the Inspector includes in the report details of a show
cause notice, the Inspector must also include details of any submissions made
or evidence provided to the Inspector under section 33A(5) with respect
to the matters specified in the notice.
(3B) If the Inspector
considers it appropriate to do so because of the extent of the submissions
made or evidence provided to the Inspector under section 33A(5), the
Inspector may comply with subsection (3A) by including in the report a
summary of those submissions or that evidence.
(3) If the Inspector
is not able to cause to be prepared by 30 September in a year a report
referred to in subsection (2) the Inspector, by that date, is to inform
both Houses of Parliament of the inability to do so and the reasons for that
inability.
[Section 33 amended by No. 5 of 2005
s. 41(2); No. 77 of 2006 s. 17; No. 52 of 2011 s. 9.]