Queensland Consolidated Acts

CRIME AND CORRUPTION ACT 2001 - SECT 69

69 Commission reports to be tabled

(1) This section applies to the following commission reports—

(a) a report on a public hearing;

(b) a research report or other report that the parliamentary committee directs be given to the Speaker.

(2) However, this section does not apply to the commission’s annual report, or a report under section 49 or 65 , or a report to which section 66 applies.

(3) A commission report, signed by the chairperson, must be given to—

(a) the chairperson of the parliamentary committee; and

(b) the Speaker; and

(c) the Minister.

(4) The Speaker must table the report in the Legislative Assembly on the next sitting day after the Speaker receives the report.

(5) If the Speaker receives the report when the Legislative Assembly is not sitting, the Speaker must deliver the report and any accompanying document to the clerk of the Parliament.

(6) The clerk must authorise the report and any accompanying document to be published.

(7) A report published under subsection (6) is taken, for all purposes, to have been tabled in and published by order of the Legislative Assembly and is to be granted all the immunities and privileges of a report so tabled and published.

(8) The commission, before giving a report under subsection (1) , may—

(a) publish or give a copy of the report to the publisher authorised to publish the report; and

(b) arrange for the prepublishing by the publisher of copies of the report for this section.