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30 Presentation of report to Legislative Assembly
(1) The inspector must give the Speaker a report prepared under section 27—
(a) for an examination and review of a correctional centre conducted under section 18 (1) (a) or of correctional services conducted under section 18 (1) (b)—within 6 months of completing the examination and review; and
(b) for a review of a critical incident conducted under section 18 (1) (c)—at a time the inspector considers appropriate having regard to the circumstances of the critical incident.
(2) The relevant Minister may extend the period mentioned in subsection (1) (a) by an additional period of not more than 12 months.
(3) If the Legislative Assembly is sitting when the inspector gives a report to the Speaker, the Speaker must present the report to the Legislative Assembly within 5 sitting days after receiving the report.
(4) If the Legislative Assembly is not sitting when the inspector gives the report to the Speaker—
(a) the report is taken to have been presented to the Legislative Assembly on the day the inspector gives it to the Speaker (the report day ); and
(b) the Speaker must arrange for a copy of the report to be given to each member of the Legislative Assembly on the report day; and
(c) the Speaker must present the report to the Legislative Assembly—
(i) on the next sitting day; 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) In this section:
"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) they are absent from duty; or
(b) there is a vacancy in the office of Speaker or Deputy Speaker.