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Plain Language Act 2022

Plain language requirements

12: Reporting agency must report to Commissioner

You could also call this:

“You need to tell the language boss how you follow the easy-to-read rules each year”

You must tell the Commissioner every year about how you follow the rules in this Act. The Commissioner is like a boss who checks if you’re doing things right. You need to write a report that explains how you make sure you’re doing what the Act says you should do. This is important because it helps show that you’re using plain language like the Act wants you to.

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Part 2 Plain language requirements

12Reporting agency must report to Commissioner

  1. A reporting agency must report annually to the Commissioner on how the agency complies with this Act.