Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00576:section:31:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00576
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 31 (pt 1/3)
Character Range: 43511–46404

31  Annual report on operation of Act
 (1) The Minister must, as soon as practicable after the end of each financial year, cause to be prepared a report about the operation of this Act, during that year.
 (2) The report must include information about the following matters in relation to the financial year:
 (a) the number of temporary exclusion orders made;
 (b) the number of temporary exclusion orders revoked;
 (c) the number of temporary exclusion orders taken never to have been made because of the operation of paragraph 14(7)(a);
 (d) the number of times a temporary exclusion order came into force immediately after it was made;
 (e) the number of temporary exclusion orders made in relation to persons aged 14 to 17 years;
 (f) the number of return permits issued;
 (g) for each condition mentioned in subsections 16(9) and (10)—the number of return permits on which the condition was imposed;
 (h) the number of return permits varied or revoked;
 (i) the number of persons subject to a return permit who entered Australia;
 (j) the number of persons (if any) charged with an offence against this Act.
 (3) Despite subsection (2), if the Minister is satisfied that disclosure of information mentioned in that subsection is likely to prejudice national security:
 (a) the information must not be included in the report; and
 (b) the information must instead be provided to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security.
 (4) The Minister must cause a copy of the report to be laid before each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after the Minister receives it.

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