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Human Assisted Reproductive Technology Act 2004

Prohibited and regulated activities - Advisory committee - Presentation and publication requirements

42: Information about advisory committees to be made public

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"The government must share information about advisory committees with the public."

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When the Minister makes a decision about an advisory committee, they must tell the House of Representatives. The Minister has to do this as soon as possible after making the decision. You can find out what kinds of decisions the Minister has to tell the House of Representatives about in section 34(1), section 34(2), section 35(1)(e), and section 33(1)(b).

The advisory committee has to give the Minister a report every year, by 30 June. The report must say how the committee is doing its job and what kinds of decisions the ethics committee made that year.

The Minister must then give this report to the House of Representatives as soon as possible after getting it from the advisory committee.

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Part 2Prohibited and regulated activities
Advisory committee: Presentation and publication requirements

42Information about advisory committees to be made public

  1. As soon as practicable after giving a notice of the kind specified in subsection (2), the Minister must present a copy of the notice to the House of Representatives.

  2. The kinds of notice are as follows:

  3. a notice appointing a member or chairperson of the advisory committee under section 34(1):
    1. a notice terminating the appointment of a member of the advisory committee under section 34(2):
      1. a notice assigning a function to the advisory committee under section 35(1)(e):
        1. a notice giving directions as to the procedure of the advisory committee under section 33(1)(b).

          1. The advisory committee must, as soon as practicable after each 12-month period ending on 30 June, give the Minister a report—

          2. on its progress in carrying out its functions; and
            1. on the number and kinds of decisions given by the ethics committee in that period.

              1. As soon as practicable after receiving a report under subsection (3), the Minister must present the report to the House of Representatives.