Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L00759:reg:25
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L00759
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 25
Character Range: 20083–22847

25  Reporting
 (1) Subject to this section, the Attorney‑General must:
 (a) inform each House of the Parliament of each decision to pay financial assistance under this Part, including reasons for the decision and any limits on expenditure, as soon as possible; and
 (b) within 3 months after the end of each financial year, table in each House of the Parliament a consolidated statement of expenditure under this Part for that year specifying the expenditure for each matter.

Information that may compromise a NACC Act process
 (2) The Attorney‑General:
 (a) must, before disclosing information to the Parliament under paragraph (1)(a), consult the Commissioner and the Inspector about whether disclosing the information may compromise a NACC Act process; and
 (b) if the Commissioner or the Inspector considers that disclosing particular information may compromise a NACC Act process—must not disclose that information to the Parliament under paragraph (1)(a).
 (3) The Attorney‑General:
 (a) must, before tabling a statement under paragraph (1)(b), consult the Commissioner and the Inspector about whether disclosing any of the information to be included in the statement may compromise a NACC Act process; and
 (b) if the Commissioner or the Inspector considers that disclosing any of that information may compromise a NACC Act process—must exclude that information from the statement before tabling it.

Information that would no longer compromise a NACC Act process
 (4) If:
 (a) particular information was not disclosed to the Parliament under paragraph (1)(a), or was excluded from a statement tabled under paragraph (1)(b), because:
 (i) either the Commissioner or the Inspector (the relevant official); or
 (ii) both the Commissioner and the Inspector (the relevant officials);
  considered that disclosing the information may compromise a NACC Act process; and
 (b) the relevant official or the relevant officials, as the case requires, no longer consider that disclosing the information may compromise a NACC Act process;
then:
 (c) the relevant official or the relevant officials, as the case requires, must inform the Attorney‑General that the relevant official or the relevant officials no longer consider that disclosing the information may compromise a NACC Act process; and
 (d) the Attorney‑General must:
 (i) give the information to each House of the Parliament as soon as possible after being so informed; and
 (ii) if the information is information relating to expenditure that was excluded from a statement tabled under paragraph (1)(b)—include the information in the next consolidated statement tabled under paragraph (1)(b), which must specify the financial year in which the expenditure occurred.

Part 6—Annual report by Commissioner