Commonwealth Numbered Acts

FISHERIES ADMINISTRATION ACT 1991 No. 161 of 1991 - SECT 101

101. (1) Where a Council report is given to the Minister, the Minister is to
cause it to be made public in such a way or in such ways as he or she
considers appropriate.

(2) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), the Minister, in his or
her discretion, may cause a Council report to be made public by causing it to
be laid before each House of the Parliament.

(3) Where the Minister is satisfied that the publication of a Council report
would be contrary to the public interest, the Minister may, in his or her
discretion:

   (a)  refrain from publication of the report until the Minister is satisfied
        that the publication would not be contrary to the public interest; or

   (b)  if the Minister is satisfied it is possible to do so without the
        report being misleading - publish the report with such deletions as he
        or she considers necessary to protect the public interest.

(4) Where the Minister publishes a Council report with deletions, the Minister
must make it publicly known that the report was published with deletions.

(5) Where the Minister has published a Council report with deletions, the
Minister must publish the report without those deletions by causing it to be
made public in such a way, or in such ways, as the Minister considers
appropriate, if and when the Minister becomes satisfied that the publication
of the report without deletions would not be contrary to the public interest.

(6) The Council must not:

   (a)  make public a Council report that has not been published by the
        Minister under subsection (1), paragraph (3) (b) or subsection (5); or

   (b)  make public a draft of a Council report that has not been so published
        or that was last so published with deletions; or

   (c)  if a Council report was last published by the Minister with deletions
        - make a report public without those deletions.

(7) Where a member disagrees with a finding or recommendation to be included
in a Council report, the report must include a statement of the views of that
member in respect of that finding or recommendation and must identify the
member holding those views.

(8) In subsection (6):

"report" includes part of a report.