(1)  The Secretary, as soon as practicable after the end of a financial year, must prepare an annual report in respect of the financial year.

(2)  The annual report in respect of a financial year is to –

(a) set out how the strategic plan as in force for the financial year was implemented, in each of the operational areas, in accordance with the operational plan for that operational area; and

(b) set out the extent to which the outcomes, referred to in section 7(3) , set out in the strategic plan as in force for the financial year, have been achieved, if at all; and

(c) specify the amount appropriated by Parliament that was used for the purposes of the administration of this Act and the amount appropriated by Parliament that was used in the making of grants; and

(d) detail how the amount used for the purposes of the administration of this Act was distributed between the operational areas; and

(e) detail how the amount that was used in the making of grants was distributed during that year between –

(i) different kinds of specialist disability services; and

(ii) research or development activities; and

(iii) grants to persons under section 14(1)(c) ; and

(iv) each operational area; and

(f) specify, in relation to each funded entity, the amounts that were provided by way of grants under this Act; and

(g) contain the prescribed information, if any.

(3)  The annual report is not to contain the name or address of a person with disability.

(4)  The Minister is to lay a copy of the annual report before each House of Parliament by 31 October next following the end of the financial year to which the annual report relates.

(5)  If the Minister is unable to comply with subsection (4) within the period referred to in that subsection because either House of Parliament is not sitting at the expiration of that period, the Minister is to –

(a) forward a copy of the annual report to the Clerk of that House of Parliament before the expiration of that period; and

(b) lay a copy of the annual report before that House within the next 7 sitting-days of that House.