Annual Reports (Government Agencies) Act 2004 (ACT)

Annual Reports (Government Agencies) Act 2004   

A2004-8

Republication No 17

Effective:  16 November 2025

Republication date: 16 November 2025

Last amendment made by A2025‑29

About this republication

The republished law

This is a republication of the Annual Reports (Government Agencies) Act 2004 (including any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes)) as in force on 16 November 2025.  It also includes any commencement, amendment, repeal or expiry affecting this republished law to 16 November 2025. 

The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3 and 4.

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This republication does not include amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).

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Modifications

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Penalties

At the republication date, the value of a penalty unit for an offence against this law is $160 for an individual and $810 for a corporation (see Legislation Act 2001, s 133).

Annual Reports (Government Agencies) Act 2004

Contents

Page

Part 1      Preliminary

1            Name of Act  2

3            Dictionary  2

4            Notes  2

Part 2      Annual reports

5            State of the service report  3

6            Director-general annual report  3

7           Public sector body annual report  4

7A          Officer of the Assembly annual report  5

7B          Office of the Legislative Assembly annual report  5

7C          Meaning of territory entity  5

7D          Territory entity annual report  6

8            Annual report direction  6

9            Consultation about annual report direction  7

Part 3      Responsible Ministers

9A          Responsible Minister for state of the service report  8

10          Responsible Minister for director‑general annual report  8

11          Responsible Minister for public sector body annual report  8

12          Responsible Minister for territory entity annual report  8

Part 4      Presentation of annual reports

13          Responsible Minister to present annual report  9

14          Extension of time for presenting annual reports  10

15          Presentation of annual reports of Office of the Legislative Assembly and officers of the Assembly  11

Part 5      Miscellaneous

17          Combined reports  13

18          Relationship to other laws  13

19          References to officer of the Assembly  14

Dictionary15

Endnotes

1            About the endnotes  17

2            Abbreviation key  17

3            Legislation history  18

4            Amendment history  21

5            Earlier republications  25

Annual Reports (Government Agencies) Act 2004

An Act relating to annual reports for certain government agencies, and for other purposes

Part 1Preliminary

1. Name of Act

   This Act is the Annual Reports (Government Agencies) Act 2004.

2. Dictionary

   The dictionary at the end of this Act is part of this Act.

   Note 1The dictionary at the end of this Act defines terms used in this Act, and includes references (signpost definitions) to other terms defined elsewhere in this Act.

   For example, the signpost definition ‘director‑general annual report—see section 6.’ means that the term ‘director‑general annual report’ is defined in that section.

   Note 2A definition in the dictionary (including a signpost definition) applies to the entire Act unless the definition, or another provision of the Act, provides otherwise or the contrary intention otherwise appears (see Legislation Act, s 155 and s 156 (1)).

3. Notes

   A note included in this Act is explanatory and is not part of this Act.

   NoteSee Legislation Act, s 127 (1), (4) and (5) for the legal status of notes.

Part 2Annual reports

1. State of the service report

   (1)The head of service must, for a reporting year, prepare a report about the operation of the public service during the reporting year (a state of the service report).

   (2)The report must include—

   (a)an account of the management of the public sector during the reporting year; and

   (b)information about—

   (i)any investigation conducted by the commissioner under the Public Sector Management Act 1994; and

   (ii)the exercise of a function given to the commissioner under an Act; and

   (c)anything else required under an annual report direction for a state of the service report.

   (3)The report may include any other information the head of service considers appropriate.

2. Director-general annual report

   (1)The director-general for an administrative unit must, for a reporting year, prepare a report about the operation of the administrative unit during the reporting year (a director-general annual report).

   (2)The report must include a statement describing the measures taken by the administrative unit during the reporting year to respect, protect and promote human rights.

3. Public sector body annual report

   (1)This section applies to a public sector body other than—

   (a)an officer of the Assembly; or

   (b)the Office of the Legislative Assembly.

   (2)A public sector body must, for a reporting year, prepare a report about the operation of the body during the reporting year (a public sector body annual report) if—

   (a)the Minister makes a declaration that the public sector body must prepare a public sector body annual report; or

   (b)an Act states that the public sector body must prepare an annual report.

   NoteThe following public sector bodies must prepare an annual report:

   ·the architects board (see Architects Act 2004, s 67)

   ·the city renewal authority (see City Renewal Authority and Suburban Land Agency Act 2017, s 14)

   ·the construction occupations registrar (see Construction Occupations (Licensing) Act 2004, s 112)

   ·the suburban land agency (see City Renewal Authority and Suburban Land Agency Act 2017, s 44)

   ·the disability advisory council (see Disability Inclusion Act 2024, s 25)

   ·the victims services scheme (see Victims of Crime Act 1994, s 21)

   ·the office of the work health and safety commissioner (see Work Health and Safety Act 2011, sch 2, pt 2.2, s 2.41).

   (3)A declaration is a notifiable instrument.

7AOfficer of the Assembly annual report

(1)An officer of the Assembly must, for a reporting year, prepare a report about the operation of the officer during the reporting year (an officer of the Assembly annual report).

NoteThe auditor-general, integrity commissioner and inspector of the integrity commission are not required to comply with this Act in certain circumstances (see Auditor-General Act 1996, s 7A and the Integrity Commission Act 2018, s 218 (3) and s 283 (3)).

(2)The report must include an account of the management of the officer’s office during the reporting year.

7BOffice of the Legislative Assembly annual report

(1)The Office of the Legislative Assembly must, for a reporting year, prepare a report about the operation of the Office of the Legislative Assembly during the reporting year (an Office of the Legislative Assembly annual report).

(2)The report must include an account of the management of the office during the reporting year.

7CMeaning of territory entity

(1)In this Act:

territory entity means—

(a)a territory-owned corporation; or

(b)a territory instrumentality; or

(c)a body established under an Act declared by the Minister.

(2)A declaration is a notifiable instrument.

7DTerritory entity annual report

A territory entity must, for a reporting year, prepare a report about the operation of the entity during the reporting year (a territory entity annual report).

1. Annual report direction

   (1)The Minister must make a direction about annual reports (an annual report direction).

   NotePower to make a statutory instrument includes power to make different provision in relation to different matters or different classes of matters (see Legislation Act, s 48).

   (2)An annual report, other than an annual report of the following entities, must comply with the annual report direction:

   (a)the Office of the Legislative Assembly;

   (b)an officer of the Assembly.

   (3)The annual report direction may require the following:

   (a)an annual report to include stated information;

   (b)an annual report to be in a stated form or published in a stated place;

   (c)all or part of an annual report to be included in another annual report (as an attachment or otherwise); 

   (d)an annual report or part of an annual report to be prepared for a stated period;

   (e)a director‑general annual report to include stated matters if a public sector body does not comply with section 7 (Public sector body annual report) or the annual report direction;

   (f)an annual report to be given by a stated person or stated public sector body to the responsible Minister by a stated day;

   (g)for a public sector body annual report—the report to include a statement describing the measures taken by the public sector body during the reporting year to respect, protect and promote human rights;

   (h)for a territory entity annual report—the report to include a statement describing the measures taken by the entity during the reporting year to respect, protect and promote human rights.

   (4)An annual report direction is a notifiable instrument.

   (5)The Minister must present a copy of an annual report direction to the Legislative Assembly within 6 sitting days after the day it is notified under the Legislation Act.

2. Consultation about annual report direction

   (1)Before making an annual report direction under section 8, the Minister must—

   (a)give the relevant Assembly committee a copy of the proposed annual report direction; and

   (b)ask the committee, in writing, for any recommendation about the proposed annual report direction; and

   (c)consider any recommendation made, in writing, by the committee.

   (2)The Minister must not make the annual report direction until the earlier of—

   (a)the committee giving the Minister any recommendation; or

   (b)30 days after asking the committee for a recommendation.

   (3)In this section:

   relevant Assembly committee means a standing committee of the Legislative Assembly nominated, in writing, by the Speaker for subsection (1) (a).

Part 3Responsible Ministers

9AResponsible Minister for state of the service report

The responsible Minister for a state of the service report is the Chief Minister.

1. Responsible Minister for director‑general annual report

   The responsible Minister for a director‑general annual report of the director‑general of an administrative unit is the Minister allocated responsibility for the administrative unit under the Public Sector Management Act 1994, section 14 (1) (a) (Ministerial responsibility and functions of administrative units).

2. Responsible Minister for public sector body annual report

   The responsible Minister for a public sector body annual report is the Minister allocated responsibility for the Act under which the body is established under the administrative arrangements under the Public Sector Management Act 1994.

3. Responsible Minister for territory entity annual report

   (1)The Chief Minister must declare that a Minister is the responsible Minister for a territory entity annual report.

   (2)A declaration is a notifiable instrument.

Part 4Presentation of annual reports

1. Responsible Minister to present annual report

   (1)The responsible Minister for an annual report must present the report to the Legislative Assembly—

   (a)within 15 weeks after the end of the reporting year (the 15‑week period), and on the day (if any) declared under subsection (2); or

   (b)if the 15-week period coincides with all or part of the pre‑election period for a general election of members of the Assembly—on the second sitting day after the election is held.

   (2)The Chief Minister may declare that an annual report to which subsection (1) (a) applies must be presented to the Legislative Assembly on a stated day that is within the 15-week period.

   (3)A declaration is a notifiable instrument.

   (4)If an annual report to which subsection (1) (a) applies has not been presented to the Legislative Assembly before the last 7 days of the 15-week period, and there are no sitting days of the Legislative Assembly during the 7 days—

   (a)the responsible Minister must give the report, and a copy for each member of the Legislative Assembly, to the Speaker before the end of the 15-week period; and

   (b)the Speaker must arrange for a copy of the report to be given to each member of the Legislative Assembly on the day the responsible Minister gives it to the Speaker; and

   (c)the responsible Minister must present the report to the Legislative Assembly—

   (i)on the next sitting day after the end of the 15-week period; or

   (ii)if the next sitting day is the first meeting of the Legislative Assembly after a general election of members of the Assembly—on the second sitting day after the election.

   (5)This section has effect subject to section 14.

   (6)In this section:

   pre-election period—see the Electoral Act 1992, dictionary.

   Speaker includes—

   (a)if the Speaker is unavailable—the Deputy Speaker; and

   (b)if both the Speaker and Deputy Speaker are unavailable—the clerk of the Legislative Assembly.

   unavailable—the Speaker or Deputy Speaker is unavailable if—

   (a)he or she is absent from duty; or

   (b)there is a vacancy in the office of Speaker or Deputy Speaker.

2. Extension of time for presenting annual reports

   (1)The responsible Minister for an annual report may apply to the Chief Minister for an extension of the time when the Minister must present the report to the Legislative Assembly or, if section 13 (4) applies, when the responsible Minister must give the report to the Speaker.

   (2)An application for an extension must be made before the end of the period in which, or day when, the report is required under section 13 to be presented to the Legislative Assembly or given to the Speaker.

   (3)The application must be accompanied by a written statement of the reasons for the failure to meet the time.

   (4)The Chief Minister may extend the time by—

   (a)setting a period within which the report must be presented to the Legislative Assembly; or

   (b)fixing a day when the report must be presented to the Legislative Assembly.

   (5)If the extension has been granted, the responsible Minister must present the report to the Legislative Assembly in accordance with the extension.

   (6)However, if there are no sitting days of the Legislative Assembly during the period mentioned in subsection (4) (a), section 13 (4) (a) to (c) applies as if a reference to the 15-week period were a reference to the period mentioned in subsection (4) (a).

   (7)The statement mentioned in subsection (3) must be presented to the Legislative Assembly before the end of the period in which, or day when, the report is required under section 13 to be presented to the Legislative Assembly or given to the Speaker.

3. Presentation of annual reports of Office of the Legislative Assembly and officers of the Assembly

   (1)This section applies to an annual report of the following entities:

   (a)the Office of the Legislative Assembly;

   (b)an officer of the Assembly.

   (2)The Speaker must present the report to the Legislative Assembly—

   (a)within 15 weeks after the end of the reporting year; or

   (b)if the 15-week period coincides with all or part of the pre‑election period for a general election of members of the Assembly—on the 2nd sitting day after the election is held.

   (3)If an annual report to which subsection (2) (a) applies has not been presented to the Legislative Assembly before the last 7 days of the 15-week period, and there are no sitting days of the Legislative Assembly during the 7 days—

   (a)the clerk of the Legislative Assembly or the officer of the Assembly must give a copy of the report for each member of the Legislative Assembly to the Speaker before the end of the 15‑week period; and

   (b)the Speaker must arrange for a copy of the report to be given to each member of the Legislative Assembly on the day the clerk or officer gives it to the Speaker; and

   (c)the Speaker must present the report to the Legislative Assembly—

   (i)on the next sitting day after the end of the 15-week period; or

   (ii)if the next sitting day is the first meeting of the Legislative Assembly after a general election of members of the Assembly—on the second sitting day after the election.

   (4)At the request of the clerk or officer, the Speaker may present the report to the Legislative Assembly after the time required under subsection (2) or (3).

   (5)If subsection (4) applies, the Speaker must present the report to the Legislative Assembly as soon as practicable.

   (6)In this section:

   pre-election period—see the Electoral Act 1992, dictionary.

Part 5Miscellaneous

1. Combined reports

   (1)This section applies if—

   (a)a person is required to prepare more than 1 report under this Act in relation to the same reporting year; and

   (b)the person considers that the reports can appropriately be combined into a single report that complies with this Act.

   NoteA reference to an Act includes a reference to the statutory instruments made or in force under the Act (see Legislation Act, s 104).

   (2)The preparation of a combined report, and presentation of the report to the Legislative Assembly, is taken to comply with the requirements of this Act about the preparation and presentation of the reports that have been combined.

2. Relationship to other laws

   (1)This Act is in addition to the requirements of any other Territory law.

   (2)If a public sector body is required under any other territory law to prepare a report on the operation of the public sector body, the public sector body may prepare a report that complies with both this Act and the other law.

   (3)If a territory entity is required under any other territory law to prepare a report on the operation of the entity, the entity may prepare a report that complies with both this Act and the other law.

1. References to officer of the Assembly

   For this Act, a reference to an officer of the Assembly, in relation to the electoral commissioner, includes the other members of the electoral commission.

   NoteThe electoral commissioner is an officer of the Assembly (see Legislation Act, dict, pt 1). All members of the electoral commission are independent officers of the Legislative Assembly (see the Electoral Act 1992, s 6A).

Dictionary

(see s 3)

Note 1The Legislation Act contains definitions and other provisions relevant to this Act.

Note 2For example, the Legislation Act, dict, pt 1 defines the following terms:

·administrative unit

·auditor-general

·Chief Minister

·clerk (of the Legislative Assembly)

·director‑general (see s 163)

·electoral commission

·electoral commissioner

·entity

·financial year

·integrity commissioner

·Minister (see s 162)

·notifiable instrument (see s 10)

·Office of the Legislative Assembly

·officer of the Assembly

·public sector body

·public service

·sitting day

·territory instrumentality

·territory-owned corporation.

annual report means—

(a)a director-general annual report; or

(b)an Office of the Legislative Assembly annual report; or

(c)an officer of the Assembly annual report; or

(d)a public sector body annual report; or

(e)a state of the service report; or

(f)a territory entity annual report.

annual report direction—see section 8.

director‑general annual report—see section 6.

Office of the Legislative Assembly annual report—see section 7B.

officer of the Assembly annual report—see section 7A.

public sector body annual report—see section 7.

reporting year—

(a)means—

(i)a financial year; or

(ii)if a period is stated in an annual report direction under section 8 (3) (d) (Annual report direction)—the stated period; but

(b)if the entity the subject of the report did not operate for all of the period mentioned in paragraph (a)—does not include the period during which the entity did not operate.

responsible Minister—

(a)for a director-general annual report—see section 10; or

(b)for a public sector body annual report—see section 11; or

(c)for a state of the service report—see section 9A; or

(d)for a territory entity annual report—see section 12.

Speaker—see section 13 (6) (Responsible Minister to present annual report).

state of the service report—see section 5.

territory entity—see section 7C.

territory entity annual report—see section 7D.

Endnotes

1. About the endnotes

   Amending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the amendment history.  Current modifications are not included in the republished law but are set out in the endnotes.

   Not all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are annotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can be obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.

   Uncommenced amending laws are not included in the republished law.  The details of these laws are underlined in the legislation history.  Uncommenced expiries are underlined in the legislation history and amendment history.

   If all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered provisions gives details of previous and current numbering. 

   The endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.

2. Abbreviation key

A = Act	NI = Notifiable instrument
AF = Approved form	o = order
am = amended	om = omitted/repealed
amdt = amendment	ord = ordinance
AR = Assembly resolution	orig = original
ch = chapter	par = paragraph/subparagraph
CN = Commencement notice	pres = present
def = definition	prev = previous
DI = Disallowable instrument	(prev...) = previously
dict = dictionary	pt = part
disallowed = disallowed by the Legislative	r = rule/subrule
Assembly	reloc = relocated
div = division	renum = renumbered
exp = expires/expired	R[X] = Republication No
Gaz = gazette	RI = reissue
hdg = heading	s = section/subsection
IA = Interpretation Act 1967	sch = schedule
ins = inserted/added	sdiv = subdivision
LA = Legislation Act 2001	SL = Subordinate law
LR = legislation register	sub = substituted
LRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996	underlining = whole or part not commenced
mod = modified/modification	or to be expired

1. Legislation history

   Annual Reports (Government Agencies) Act 2004 A2004-8

   notified LR 19 March 2004
   s 1, s 2 commenced 19 March 2004 (LA s 75 (1))
   pt 6 commenced 1 July 2004 (s 20 and see Human Rights Act 2004 A2004-5 s 2)
   remainder commenced 13 April 2004 (s 2 and CN2004-5)

   as amended by

   Administrative (One ACT Public Service Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2011 A2011-22 sch 1 pt 1.12

   notified LR 30 June 2011
   s 1, s 2 commenced 30 June 2011 (LA s 75 (1))
   sch 1 pt 1.12 commenced 1 July 2011 (s 2 (1))

   Legislative Assembly (Office of the Legislative Assembly) Act 2012 A2012-26 sch 1 pt 1.1

   notified LR 24 May 2012
   s 1, s 2 commenced 24 May 2012 (LA s 75 (1))
   sch 1 pt 1.1 commenced 1 July 2012 (s 2)

   Auditor-General Amendment Act 2013 A2013-25 sch 1 pt 1.1

   notified LR 20 August 2013
   s 1, s 2 commenced 20 August 2013 (LA s 75 (1))
   sch 1 pt 1.1 commenced 20 February 2014 (s 2 and LA s 79)

   Officers of the Assembly Legislation Amendment Act 2013 A2013-41 sch 1 pt 1.1

   notified LR 7 November 2013
   s 1, s 2 commenced 7 November 2013 (LA s 75 (1))
   sch 1 pt 1.1 commenced 1 July 2014 (s 2)

   Annual Reports (Government Agencies) Amendment Act 2015 A2015‑16

   notified LR 27 May 2015
   s 1, s 2 commenced 27 May 2015 (LA s 75 (1))
   remainder commenced 3 June 2015 (s 2)

   Public Sector Management Amendment Act 2016 A2016-52 sch 1 pt 1.5

   notified LR 25 August 2016
   s 1, s 2 commenced 25 August 2016 (LA s 75 (1))
   sch 1 pt 1.5 commenced 1 September 2016 (s 2)

   Statute Law Amendment Act 2017 A2017-4 sch 1 pt 1.1

   notified LR 23 February 2017
   s 1, s 2 commenced 23 February 2017 (LA s 75 (1))
   sch 1 pt 1.1 commenced 9 March 2017 (s 2)

   City Renewal Authority and Suburban Land Agency Act 2017
   

   A2017-12 sch 1 pt 1.1

   notified LR 18 May 2017
   s 1, s 2 commenced 18 May 2017 (LA s 75 (1))
   sch 1 pt 1.1 commenced 1 July 2017 (s 2 and CN2017‑3)

   Statute Law Amendment Act 2017 (No 2) A2017-28 sch 1 pt 1.1, sch 3 pt 3.2

   notified LR 27 September 2017
   s 1, s 2 commenced 27 September 2017 (LA s 75 (1))
   sch 1 pt 1.1, sch 3 pt 3.2 commenced 11 October 2017 (s 2)

   Integrity Commission Act 2018

   A2018-52 sch 1 pt 1.1

   
   

   (as am by A2019-18 s 4)

   notified LR 11 December 2018
   s 1, s 2 commenced 11 December 2018 (LA s 75 (1))
   sch 1 pt 1.1 commenced 1 July 2019 (s 2 (1) as am by A2019-18 s 4)

   Integrity Commission Amendment Act 2019 A2019-18 s 4

   notified LR 14 June 2019
   s 1, s 2 commenced 14 June 2019 (LA s 75 (1))
   s 4 commenced 1 July 2019 (s 2 (1))

   NoteThis Act only amends the Integrity Commission Act 2018 A2018-52.

   Work Health and Safety Amendment Act 2019 A2019-38 sch 1 pt 1.1

   notified LR 31 October 2019
   s 1, s 2 commenced 31 October 2019 (LA s 75 (1))
   sch 1 pt 1.1 commenced 30 April 2020 (s 2 (1) and LA s 79)

   Legislation (Legislative Assembly Committees) Amendment Act 2022 A2022-4 sch 1 pt 1.2

   notified LR 30 March 2022
   s 1, s 2 commenced 30 March 2022 (LA s 75 (1))
   sch 1 pt 1.2 commenced 6 April 2022 (s 2)

   Disability Inclusion Act 2024 A2024-44 pt 7

   notified LR 17 September 2024
   s 1, s 2 commenced 17 September 2024 (LA s 75 (1))
   pt 7 commenced 17 March 2025 (s 2 and LA s 79)

   Statute Law Amendment Act 2025 A2025-29 sch 3 pt 3.4, sch 4 pt 4.10

   notified LR 6 November 2025
   s 1, s 2 commenced 6 November 2025 (LA s 75 (1))
   sch 3 pt 3.4, sch 4 pt 4.10 commenced 16 November 2025 (s 2 (1), (9))

2. Amendment history

   Commencement

   s 2om LA s 89 (4)

   Dictionary

   s 3am A2011‑22 amdt 1.42; A2016‑52 amdt 1.12

   State of the service report

   s 5 hdgam A2011‑22 amdt 1.46

   s 5am A2004-8 s 21; A2011‑22 amdt 1.46

   sub A2015‑16 s 4; A2016‑52 amdt 1.13

   Director-general annual report

   s 6am A2012‑26 amdt 1.1, amdt 1.2; ss renum R5 LA; A2013-25 amdt 1.1; A2013‑41 amdt 1.1, amdt 1.2

   sub A2015‑16 s 4; A2016‑52 amdt 1.13

   Public sector body annual report

   s 7sub A2015‑16 s 4; A2016‑52 amdt 1.13

   am A2017‑12 amdt 1.1; A2019‑38 amdt 1.1; A2024‑44 s 30; A2025‑29 amdt 4.10

   Officer of the Assembly annual report

   s 7Ains A2016‑52 amdt 1.13

   am A2018-52 amdt 1.1; A2025‑29 amdt 3.4

   Office of the Legislative Assembly annual report

   s 7Bins A2016‑52 amdt 1.13

   Meaning of territory entity

   s 7Cins A2016‑52 amdt 1.13

   sub A2017‑4 amdt 1.1

   am A2025‑29 amdt 4.10

   Territory entity annual report

   s 7Dins A2017‑4 amdt 1.1

   Public sector body annual report

   s 8sub A2015‑16 s 4

   am A2016‑52 amdt 1.14, amdt 1.15; A2017‑4 amdt 1.2; A2025‑29 amdt 4.10

   Consultation about annual report direction

   s 9am A2004-8 s 22; pars renum R2 LA (see A2004-8 s 23); A2011‑22 amdt 1.46; A2012‑26 amdt 1.3; ss renum R5 LA; A2013‑41 amdt 1.3

   sub A2015‑16 s 4

   am A2022-4 amdt 1.3, amdt 1.4

   Responsible Minister for state of the service report

   s 9Ains A2017‑28 amdt 1.1

   Responsible Minister for director‑general annual report

   s 10 hdgam A2011‑22 amdt 1.46

   s 10am A2011‑22 amdt 1.46

   Responsible Minister for public sector body annual report

   s 11am A2012‑26 amdt 1.4; A2013‑41 amdt 1.4

   sub A2016‑52 amdt 1.16; A2017‑4 amdt 1.3

   Responsible Minister for territory entity annual report

   s 12 hdgsub A2017‑4 amdt 1.4

   s 12am A2012‑26 amdt 1.5; A2013‑41 amdt 1.5

   sub A2016‑52 amdt 1.16

   am A2017‑4 amdt 1.5; A2025‑29 amdt 4.10

   Responsible Minister to present annual report

   s 13am A2015‑16 ss 5-8; A2025‑29 amdt 4.10

   Extension of time for presenting annual reports

   s 14am A2015‑16 ss 9-12

   Presentation of annual reports of Office of the Legislative Assembly and officers of the Assembly

   s 15sub A2012‑26 amdt 1.6; A2013‑41 amdt 1.6

   am A2015‑16 ss 13-16; A2017‑28 amdt 3.2

   Declaration of public authority

   s 16am A2015‑16 s 17

   om A2016‑52 amdt 1.17

   Combined reports

   s 17am A2015‑16 s 18

   Relationship to other laws

   s 18am A2016‑52 amdt 1.18; A2017‑4 amdt 1.6

   References to officer of the Assembly

   s 19exp 1 July 2005 (s 19 (2))

   ins A2013‑41 amdt 1.7

   Amendments of section 5 and section 9—human rights

   pt 6 hdgom R2 LA

   Application of pt 6

   s 20om R2 LA

   Act, section 5 (2)

   s 21om LA s 89 (3)

   Act, new section 9 (3) (da) and note

   s 22om LA s 89 (3)

   Act, section 9 (3)

   s 23om LA s 89 (3)

   Expiry of pt 6

   s 24om R2 LA

   Repeals and consequential amendments

   pt 7 hdgom LA s 89 (3)

   Act repealed

   s 25om LA s 89 (3)

   Instruments repealed

   s 26om LA s 89 (3)

   Auditor-General Act 1996, new section 9A

   s 27om LA s 89 (3)

   Dictionary

   dictam A2011‑22 amdt 1.43, amdt 1.44; A2012‑26 amdt 1.7; A2013‑41 amdt 1.8; A2015‑16 s 19; A2016‑52 amdts 1.19‑1.21; A2017‑4 amdt 1.7, amdt 1.8; A2018-52 amdt 1.2

   def annual report am A2011‑22 amdt 1.46

   sub A2016‑52 amdt 1.22

   am A2017‑4 amdt 1.9

   def annual report direction am A2017‑28 amdt 3.3

   def chief executive annual report om A2011‑22 amdt 1.45

   def director‑general annual report ins A2011‑22 amdt 1.45

   sub A2016‑52 amdt 1.22

   def financial year am A2011‑22 amdt 1.46

   om A2015‑16 s 20

   def Office of the Legislative Assembly annual report ins A2016‑52 amdt 1.23

   def officer of the Assembly annual report ins A2016‑52 amdt 1.23

   def public administration annual report om A2016‑52 amdt 1.24

   def public authority am A2012‑26 amdt 1.8; A2013‑41 amdt 1.9; A2015‑16 s 21, s 22; pars renum R8 LA

   om A2016‑52 amdt 1.24

   def public authority annual report om A2016‑52 amdt 1.24

   def public sector body annual report ins A2016‑52 amdt 1.25

   def reporting year ins A2015‑16 s 23

   am A2017‑28 amdt 3.4

   def responsible Minister am A2011‑22 amdt 1.46

   sub A2016‑52 amdt 1.26

   am A2017‑4 amdt 1.10; A2017‑28 amdt 3.5

   def state of the service report ins A2016‑52 amdt 1.27

   def territory entity ins A2017‑4 amdt 1.11

   def territory entity annual report ins A2017‑4 amdt 1.11

   def Territory instrumentality om A2015‑16 s 24

   def territory-owned corporation annual report ins A2016‑52 amdt 1.27

   om A2017‑4 amdt 1.12

3. Earlier republications

   Some earlier republications were not numbered. The number in column 1 refers to the publication order. 

   Since 12 September 2001 every authorised republication has been published in electronic pdf format on the ACT legislation register.  A selection of authorised republications have also been published in printed format. These republications are marked with an asterisk (*) in column 1.  Except for the footer, electronic and printed versions of an authorised republication are identical.

Republication No and date	Effective	Last amendment made by	Republication for
R1 13 Apr 2004	13 Apr 2004‑ 30 June 2004	not amended	new Act
R2 1 July 2004	1 July 2004– 1 July 2005	not amended	amendments on commencement of A2004‑5
R3 2 July 2005	2 July 2005– 30 June 2011	not amended	commenced expiry
R4 1 July 2011	1 July 2011– 30 June 2012	A2011‑22	amendments by A2011‑22
R5 1 July 2012	1 July 2012– 19 Feb 2014	A2012‑26	amendments by A2012‑26
R6 20 Feb 2014	20 Feb 2014– 30 June 2014	A2013-25	amendments by A2013-25
R7 1 July 2014	1 July 2014– 2 June 2015	A2013-41	amendments by A2013-41
R8 3 June 2015	3 June 2015– 31 Aug 2016	A2015‑16	amendments by A2015‑16
R9 1 Sept 2016	1 Sept 2016– 8 Mar 2017	A2016-52	amendments by A2016-52
R10 9 Mar 2017	9 Mar 2017– 30 June 2017	A2017‑4	amendments by A2017‑4
R11 1 July 2017	1 July 2017– 10 Oct 2017	A2017‑12	amendments by A2017‑12
R12 11 Oct 2017	11 Oct 2017– 30 June 2019	A2017‑28	amendments by A2017‑28
R13 1 July 2019	1 July 2019– 29 Apr 2020	A2019‑18	amendments by A2018-52 as amended by A2019-18
R14 30 Apr 2020	30 Apr 2020– 5 Apr 2022	A2019‑38	amendments by A2019‑38
R15 6 Apr 2022	6 Apr 2022– 16 Mar 2025	A2022‑4	amendments by A2022‑4
R16 17 Mar 2025	17 Mar 2025– 15 Nov 2025	A2024‑44	amendments by A2024‑44