Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act

Marginal note:Preparation of report

• 38 (1) Within three months after the end of each financial year, the Commissioner must prepare and submit to Parliament an annual report in respect of the activities of the Commissioner during that financial year.

• Marginal note:Content

  (2) The annual report must set out

  • (a) the number of general inquiries relating to this Act;

  • (b) the number of disclosures received and the number of those that were acted on and those that were not acted on;

  • (c) the number of investigations commenced under this Act;

  • (d) the number of recommendations that the Commissioner has made and their status;

  • (e) whether there are any systemic problems that give rise to wrongdoings;

  • (f) any recommendations for improvement that the Commissioner considers appropriate; and

  • (g) any other matter that the Commissioner considers necessary.

• Marginal note:Special reports

  (3) The Commissioner may, at any time, make a special report to Parliament referring to and commenting on any matter within the scope of his or her powers and duties under this Act if, in his or her opinion, the matter is of such urgency or importance that a report on it should not be deferred until the time provided for transmission of the annual report.

• Marginal note:Transmission of reports

  (4) Every report to Parliament made by the Commissioner shall be made by being transmitted to the Speaker of the Senate, and to the Speaker of the House of Commons, for tabling in those Houses.

• Marginal note:Reference to committee

  (5) After it is transmitted for tabling, every report of the Commissioner stands referred to the committee of the Senate, the House of Commons or both Houses of Parliament that may be designated or established for the purpose of reviewing the Commissioner’s reports.