| (a) | cause the necessary accounting and other records to be kept; |
| (b) | in consultation with the Board, prepare and submit to the Minister an annual report for approval by the Minister within five months after the end of the financial year. |
| (2) | The annual report referred to in subsection (1) must include— |
| (a) | audited annual financial statements by the Auditor-General; |
| (b) | the Auditor-General’s report; and |
| (c) | a detailed report of the activities of the Office undertaken during the year to which the audit relates. |
| (3) | The Minister must table in Parliament a copy of the annual report, financial statements and the audit report on those statements within one month after receipt thereof if Parliament is in session or, if Parliament is not in session, within one month after the commencement of its next ensuing session. |
| (4) | The Chief Executive Officer must, once the annual report, financial statements and audit report have been tabled in Parliament, make the annual report, financial statements and audit report on those statements accessible to the public. |
| (5) | Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2), the Board or Chief Executive Officer, as the case may be, must, upon request by the Minister— |
| (a) | furnish the Minister with information or a report in respect of any case, matter or subject dealt with by the Office; and |
| (b) | provide the Minister with reasons for any decision taken by the Board, Chief Executive Officer, an inspector or any other employee of the Office. |
[Section 79K amended by section 5 of Act No. 12 of 2013]
