Annual report

(1) The Authority shall, not later than five months after the end of each financial year or within such further time as may in special circumstances be allowed by the Minister responsible for Finance, cause to be made and transmit to the said Minister a report dealing generally with the operations of the Authority during the preceding financial year, and containing such information relating to the proceedings and policy of the Authority as can be made public without detriment to the interest of the Authority. (2) The Minister shall cause a copy of the report together with the annual statement of accounts and the auditors’ report thereon and on the accounts to be laid on the table of the House of Representatives and the Senate. (3) Copies of the Authority’s report, together with the annual statement of accounts and the auditors’ report on that statement and on the accounts of the Authority, shall be published in such manner as the Minister may direct and shall be made available to the public by the Authority at a reasonable price.