Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00093:section:35:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00093
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 35 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 104487–107477

35  Annual report

Contents of annual report
 (2) The Inspector‑General must include in an annual report prepared by the Inspector‑General and given under section 46 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 for a period the Inspector‑General's comments on any inquiry conducted by the Inspector‑General in accordance with paragraph 8(1)(d) or 8(3)(c) during the period to which the report relates.
 (2A) The Inspector‑General must include in a report referred to in subsection (2) the Inspector‑General's comments on any inspection conducted under section 9A during the period to which the report relates.
 (2AA) The Inspector‑General must include in a report referred to in subsection (2) the Inspector‑General's comments on:
 (a) the employment of any person under subsection 32(3) during the period to which the report relates (whether or not the employment commenced during that period); and
 (b) any delegation under subsection 32AA(1) in force during the period to which the report relates.
 (2AB) The Inspector‑General must include in a report referred to in subsection (2):
 (a) the number of complaints made to the Inspector‑General under Division 2 of Part II of this Act during the period to which the report relates; and
 (b) the kinds of matters to which the complaints related; and
 (c) the actions taken by the Inspector‑General in response to the complaints, including the number of inquiries conducted by the Inspector‑General in response to the complaints; and
 (d) a summary of the actions taken by the relevant intelligence agencies in response to the following:
 (i) the complaints;
 (ii) the Inspector‑General's conclusions and recommendations as a result of the inquiries.
 (2AC) The Inspector‑General must include in a report referred to in subsection (2):
 (a) the number of disclosures of information received by the Inspector‑General under the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2013 during the period to which the report relates; and
 (b) the kinds of disclosable conduct with which the information was concerned; and
 (c) the actions taken by the Inspector‑General to handle the disclosures, including:
 (i) the number of inquiries conducted by the Inspector‑General under this Act; and
 (ii) the number of investigations conducted by the Inspector‑General under the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2013; and
 (d) a summary of the actions taken by the relevant intelligence agencies in response to the following:
 (i) the disclosures;
 (ii) the Inspector‑General's conclusions and recommendations as a result of the inquiries or investigations;
 (iii) any other matters set out in reports relating to the inquiries or investigations.
 (2AD) The head of an intelligence agency must give the Inspector‑General such information and assistance as the Inspector‑General reasonably requires in relation to the matters mentioned in paragraphs (2AB)(d) and (2AC)(d).
 (2B) The Inspector‑General must include in a report referred to in subsection (2)