23   Annual reports to Parliament

(1)  The Commission is required to prepare, within the period of 4 months after 30 June in each year, a report of its operations during the year ended on that 30 June and furnish the report to the Presiding Officer of each House of Parliament.

(2)  A report by the Commission under this section must include the following:

(a)  a description of its activities during that year in relation to each of its principal functions,

(b)  an evaluation of the response of relevant authorities to the recommendations of the Commission,

(c)  any recommendations for changes in the laws of the State, or for administrative action, that the Commission considers should be made as a result of the exercise of its functions,

(d)  a description of any request made by the Commission to conduct a special inquiry that was not approved by the Minister and a statement of the reasons given by the Minister for not approving of that request.