Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00152:section:17
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00152
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 17
Character Range: 58035–60146

17  Reports by the Commission
 (1A) A report prepared by the Electoral Commissioner and given to the Minister under section 46 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 for a period must include particulars for the period of:
 (a) each person or organisation to whom the Commission has provided a copy of a Roll under subsection 90B(1); and
 (b) each person or organisation to whom the Commission has given a copy of a Roll, or an extract of a Roll, under subsection 90B(4).
 (2) The Commission shall, as soon as practicable after the polling day in:
 (a) a general election and any Senate election that had the same polling day as that general election; or
 (b) a Senate election (other than a Senate election referred to in paragraph (a));
prepare and furnish to the Minister a report of the operation of Part XX in relation to that election or those elections.
 (2A) A report under subsection (2) in relation to an election must include a list of the names of all persons who, in the opinion of the Commission, are or may be required to furnish a return under subsection 305A(1) or (1A) in relation to that election.
 (2B) The Commission may prepare and furnish to the Minister, otherwise than under subsection (2), such reports on the operation of Part XX as the Commission thinks appropriate.
 (2C) Subject to section 17A, the Commission must include in any report referred to in this section particulars of the operation of section 314AN since the preparation of the last report referred to in this section that included particulars of the operation of that section.
 (3) Section 34C of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 does not apply in relation to a report under subsection (2).
 (4) The Minister shall cause a copy of a report furnished under subsection (2) or (2B) to be laid before each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after the day on which he or she receives the report.
 (5) A report referred to in this section need not include particulars of a matter if those particulars have been included in an earlier report referred to in this section.